Editing Caridea (section)

===Lifecycle===
Unlike [[Dendrobranchiata|Dendrobranchiates]], Carideans brood their eggs rather than releasing them into the water. Caridean larvae undergo all naupliar development within the egg, and eclose as a [[zoea]]. The zoea stage feeds on [[phytoplankton]]. There can be as few as two zoea stages, (e.g. some freshwater [[Palaemonidae]]), or as many as 13, (e.g. some [[Pandalidae]]). The post-zoeal larva, often called a decapodid, resembles a miniature adult, but retains some larval characteristics. The decapodid larva will metamorphose a final time into a post-larval juvenile: a young shrimp having all the characteristics of adults.<ref>{{Cite web|last1=Guerao|first1=Guillermo|last2=Cuesta|first2=Jose|date=July 2014|title=Caridea|url=https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263973779|url-status=live|website=ResearchGate|archive-url=https://web.archive.org/web/20201220082835/https://www.researchgate.net/publication/263973779_Caridea |archive-date=2020-12-20 }}</ref> Most adult carideans are [[benthic]] animals living primarily on the sea floor.

Common species include ''[[Pandalus borealis]]'' (the "pink shrimp"), ''[[Crangon crangon]]'' (the "brown shrimp") and the [[snapping shrimp]] of the genus [[Alpheus_(crustacean)|''Alpheus'']]. Depending on the species and location, they grow from about {{convert|1.2|to|30|cm|in|frac=8|abbr=on}} long, and live between 1.0 and 6.5 years.<ref>{{cite web |url=http://www.nefsc.noaa.gov/faq/ |title=A bouillabaisse of fascinating facts about fish |publisher=[[National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration|NOAA]]: [[National Marine Fisheries Service]] |access-date=October 22, 2009}}</ref>