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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Virginia Key (Florida Islands, Solomon Islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
40
70
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
40
70
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
28
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
28
50
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
27
48
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Virginia Key
5 Families width 10 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Processidae Ortmann, 1896Night shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Virginia Key
9 Genera with 10 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1949pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Leander E. Desmarest, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonetes Heller, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Periclimenes Costa, 1878anemone shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Processa Leach, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Typton O. G. Costa, 19511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Virginia Key
10 Species
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Alpheus viridari Armstrong, 1949
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Leander tenuicornis Say, 1818Brown glass shrimp
Palaemonetes vulgaris Say, 1818Common American prawn
Periclimenes americanus (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Cuapetes americanus Kingsley, 1878
Processa bermudensis Rankin, 1900Bermuda night shrimp
Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878Bryozoan shrimp
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Typton carneus Holthuis, 1951Hop

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Virginia Key
SuperfamilyAlpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
4
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyProcessoidea
Ortmann, 1896
night shrimps
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