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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
35
50
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
35
50
62
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
17
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
17
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
17
19
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zimbabwe
2 Families width 5 Species
Atyidae De Haan, 1849Atyid shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Palaemonidae Rafinesque, 1815Palaemonid Shrimps3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zimbabwe
3 Genera with 5 Species
Caridina H. Milne Edw..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Limnocaridina Calman, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Macrobrachium Bate, 1879Long-clawed freshwater prawns3SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zimbabwe
5 Species
Caridina africana Kingsley, 1883African caridina
Limnocaridina tanganyikae Calman, 1899
Macrobrachium carcinus Linnaeus, 1758Bigclaw river shrimp
Macrobrachium lepidactylus Hilgendorf, 1879Madagascar scale prawn
Macrobrachium rosenbergii De Man, 1879Blue lobster

Subnodes of Caridea with occurrences in Zimbabwe
SuperfamilyAtyoidea
De Haan, 1849
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPalaemonoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
1
3
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