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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
105
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
10
22
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
10 Families width 55 Species and 2 Subspecies
Crangonidae (Haworth, 1825)Crangonid Shrimp10SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp8SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Pandalidae Haworth, 1825Pandalid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps14SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaeidae Dana, 1852Glass shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps7SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
22 Genera with 55 Species
#ACEHLMPST
Aegaeon Agassiz, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1835pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Atyaephyra de Brito Cap..., 18312SpeciesTaxom
Chlorotocus A. Milne-Edw..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Crangon Fabricius, 18162SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 18168SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18133SpeciesTaxom
Pasiphaea Savigny, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1950anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Philocheras Stebbing, 18354SpeciesTaxom
Plesionika Bate, 18835SpeciesTaxom
Pontocaris Bate, 17921SpeciesTaxom
Pontonia Latreille, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Pontophilus Leach, 18352SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19577SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
55 Species and 2 Subspecies
Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Atyaephyra desmaresti (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Chlorotocus crassicornis A. Costa, 1871
Crangon crangon Linnaeus, 1758Bay shrimp
Crangon fasciatus (Risso, 1816)⇒ Philocheras fasciatus Risso, 1816
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Hippolyte desmarestii (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte longirostris (Czerniavsky, 1868)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster
Palaemon (Leander) longirostris H. Milne Edw..., 1837Delta Prawn
Palaemon longirostris garciacidi Zariquiey-Al..., 1968
Palaemon (Palaeander) elegans Rathke, 1837Glass Prawn
Palaemon adspersus Rathke, 1837Baltic prawn
Palaemon mesogenitor Sollaud, 1912
Palaemon serratus Pennant, 1777Common prawn
Palaemon varians (Leach, 1814)⇒ Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813
Palaemon xiphias Risso, 1816Posidonia Prawn
Palaemonetes mesogenitor Sollaud, 1912
Palaemonetes punicus (Sollaud, 1923)⇒ Palaemonetes mesogenitor Sollaud, 1912
Palaemonetes varians Leach, 1813Atlantic ditch shrimp
Pasiphaea sivado Risso, 1816White glass shrimp
Periclimenes granulatus Holthuis, 1950Burning nettle
Philocheras bispinosus Hailstone, 1835
Philocheras fasciatus Risso, 1816Black-headed Shrimp
Philocheras monacanthus Holthuis, 1961
Philocheras trispinosus Hailstone, 1835Three-point Shrimp
Plesionika acanthonotus Smith, 1882Lesser striped shrimp
Plesionika antigai Zariquiey Al..., 1955
Plesionika edwardsii Brandt, 1851Soldier striped shrimp
Plesionika heterocarpus A. Costa, 1871
Plesionika martia A. Milne-Edw..., 1883Golden shrimp
Pontocaris cataphracta (Olivi, 1792)⇒ Aegaeon cataphractus Olivi, 1792
Pontonia pinnophylax Otto, 1821Fan-shell Associated Shrimp
Pontophilus monacanthus (Holthuis, 1961)⇒ Philocheras monacanthus Holthuis, 1961
Pontophilus trispinosus (Hailstone, 1835)⇒ Philocheras trispinosus Hailstone, 1835
Processa acutirostris Nouvel & Hol..., 1957
Processa canaliculata Leach, 1815Processa Shrimp
Processa edulis Risso, 1816Nika Shrimp
Processa elegantula Nouvel & Hol..., 1957
Processa modica carolii Williamson, 1979
Processa parva Holthuis, 1951Hop
Processa robusta Nouvel & Hol..., 1957
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Tunisia
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
7
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonoidea
Haworth, 1825
1
5
10
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
5
14
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPandaloidea
Haworth, 1825
1
2
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPasiphaeoidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
1
1
7
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