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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Tuvalu (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
52
101
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
52
101
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
39
87
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
39
87
150
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
38
86
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
6
15
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tuvalu
6 Families width 25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp13SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetidae (Ortmann, 1890)Hingebeak shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tuvalu
15 Genera with 25 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Calliasmata Holthuis, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Cinetorhynchus Holthuis, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Coralliocaris Stimpson, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Gnathophyllum Latreille, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Haloa Pilsbry, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Harpiliopsis Borradaile, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonella Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1844
anemone shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Rhynchocinetes H. Milne Edw..., 19671SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Stegopontonia Nobili, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tuvalu
25 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus funafutensis Borradaile, 1899
Alpheus fuvafutensis
Alpheus leviusculus leviusculus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Calliasmata pholidota Holthuis, 1973
Cinetorhynchus hiatti Holthuis & H..., 1967Candy-striped shrimp
Coralliocaris brevirostris Borradaile, 1898
Coralliocaris graminea Dana, 1852Green Acropora Commensal Shrimp
Coralliocaris superba Dana, 1852Caridean Shrimp
Gnathophyllum americanum Guérin-Ménev..., 1855Bumble-bee Shrimp
Haloa yamagutii Habe, 1952
Harpiliopsis depressa Stimpson, 1860Depressed Coral Shrimp
Metabetaeus minutus Whitelegge, 1897
Palaemonella tenuipes Dana, 1852
Rhynchocinetes hiatti (Holthuis & H..., 1967)⇒ Cinetorhynchus hiatti Holthuis & H..., 1967
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Stegopontonia commensalis Nobili, 1906Whitestripe urchin shrimp
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Tuvalu
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
6
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyNematocarcinoidea
S. I. Smith, 1884
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
6
7
Family
Genera
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