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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Townsville (North Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
81
177
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
177
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
46
103
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
46
103
157
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
43
95
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
7
17
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Townsville
7 Families width 32 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp13SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps11SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Crangonidae Haworth, 1825Crangonid Shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Stylodactylidae Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Townsville
17 Genera with 32 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1798pistol shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Ancylomenes Okuno & Bruce, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18331SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Leptochela Stimpson, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1951Long-clawed freshwater prawns5SpeciesTaxom
Notocrangon Coutière, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18812SpeciesTaxom
Parastylodactylus Figueira, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Phyllognathia Borradaile, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Rapipontonia Marin, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Urocaridella Borradaile, 19501SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Townsville
32 Species
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus papillosus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus polyxo De Man, 1909
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Ancylomenes holthuisi Bruce, 1969Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp
Ancylomenes venustus Bruce, 1989Graceful anemone shrimp
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Crangon (Notocrangon) antarcticus (Borradaile, 1916)⇒ Notocrangon antarcticus Pfeffer, 1887
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Latreutes compressus Stimpson, 1860Green Prawn
Latreutes mucronatus Stimpson, 1860Seagrass Shrimp
Leptochela (Leptochela) sydniensis Dakin & Colefax, 1940Sydney Comb Shrimp
Macrobrachium auratum Short, 2004Golden River Prawn
Macrobrachium australiense Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Macrobrachium latidactylus Latreille, 1829Broad-fingered River Prawn
Macrobrachium novaehollandiae De Man, 1908New Holland River Prawn
Macrobrachium tolmerum Riek, 1951
Notocrangon antarcticus Pfeffer, 1887
Palaemon (Leander) debilis Dana, 1852Feeble shrimp
Palaemon semmelinkii De Man, 1881
Parastylodactylus semblatae Cleva, 1990
Rapipontonia galene Holthuis, 1952Hydroid Shrimp
Urocaridella urocaridella Holthuis, 1950Yellow Dotted Shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Townsville
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
3
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
6
11
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyStylodactyloidea
Bate, 1888
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Caridea at artfakta.se
Caridea at biodiversity.org.au
Caridea at dyntaxa.se
Caridea at itis.gov
Caridea at marinespecies.org