Part 1 - AToL Decapoda
Part 1 - AToL Decapoda
Part 1 - AToL Decapoda
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196 De Grave & Fransen. Carideorum catalogus (Crustacea: <strong>Decapoda</strong>). Zool. Med. Leiden 85 (2011)<br />
Penaeoidea Nomina nuda ..................................................................................................................... 472<br />
Sergestoidea Larvata ................................................................................................................................. 472<br />
Sergestoidea Nomina dubia ................................................................................................................. 472<br />
Sergestoidea Nomina nuda .................................................................................................................. 473<br />
Caridea Larvata ............................................................................................................................................ 473<br />
Caridea Nomina dubia ............................................................................................................................ 475<br />
Caridea Nomina nuda ............................................................................................................................. 476<br />
References ................................................................................................................................................................ 478<br />
Systematic index to currently valid families and genera ............................................................ 585<br />
Introduction<br />
The higher classification of shrimp<br />
Over the last decade or so, much has been written on the classification of <strong>Decapoda</strong>,<br />
fuelled by a surge in molecular phylogenetic studies, as well as close scrutiny of internal<br />
and external morphological characteristics. As discussed by Fransen & De Grave<br />
(2009), such studies on shrimps are still somewhat ”thin on the ground”, at least compared<br />
to the more extensive work done on the Brachyura and Anomura. At a higher<br />
level in decapod classification it has long been recognised that three distinct lineages of<br />
shrimps can be distinguished: Dendrobranchiata, Stenopodidea and Caridea, a system<br />
which has not been seriously challenged by recent studies.<br />
The internal classification of Dendrobranchiata and Stenopodidea alike has been<br />
stable for some time, with the only major addition being the family Macromaxillocarididae<br />
Alvarez, Iliffe & Villalobos (2006) to the Stenopodidea in recent years.<br />
A different picture has emerged for Caridea very recently with Bracken et al. (2009)<br />
and Chan et al. (2010), both drawing attention to the non-monophyletic status of certain<br />
superfamilies and families. Further, we are aware of work currently in progress (some<br />
by the authors of this compilation) corroborating the hypothesis that the current classification<br />
of Caridea is unnatural, lines of study which will lead to the resurrection of<br />
certain family names as well as further refinement to other families. As one of our objectives<br />
for the current effort was to link this compilation of species level information<br />
with the earlier work by Chace (1992) for families and Holthuis (1993a) for genera, we<br />
have elected to largely follow the classification outlined by De Grave et al. (2009) which<br />
builds upon this earlier work. As such, it was deemed advisable to include the recently<br />
resurrected family Acanthephyridae Spence Bate, 1888 in the superfamily Oplophoroidea,<br />
rather than in this catalogue to create a new superfamily, which would perhaps<br />
be more congruent with the results in Chan et al. (2010).<br />
Although we follow herein the classification scheme of De Grave et al. (2009), two<br />
recent changes have been implemented. The clarification of the status of Galatheacaris<br />
abyssalis Vereshchaka, 1997a, as the megalopal stage of Eugonatonotus chacei Chan & Yu,<br />
1991a, by De Grave et al. (2010) resulted in the removal of the family Galatheacarididae<br />
and superfamily Galatheacaridoidea in the current listing. Bracken et al. (2010) clarified<br />
the status of the family Procarididae, resulting in the recognition of a fourth group of<br />
shrimp, Infraorder Procarididea.