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Checklist for Infraorder Caridea Dana, 1852 (Caridean shrimps)
and region Zambia (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
22
29
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
22
29
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
8
12
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
8
12
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
8
12
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
2
5
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zambia
2 Families width 10 Species
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zambia
5 Genera with 10 Species
Atyella Calman, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18333SpeciesTaxom
Limnocaridina Calman, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1862Long-clawed freshwater prawns2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemon Weber, 01SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zambia
10 Species
Atyella brevirostris Calman, 1906
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Caridina gaesumi Richard & Clark, 2009
Caridina nilotica Roux, 1833Common Caridina
Limnocaridina retiarius Calman, 1906
Limnocaridina socius Calman, 1906
Limnocaridina tanganyikae Calman, 1899
Macrobrachium moorei Brues & Mela..., 1932
Macrobrachium scabriculum Heller, 1862Goda River prawn
Palaemon (Eupalaemon) macrobrachium

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Zambia
SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
3
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
2
3
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