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