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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Central Line Islands (Line Islands, Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
38
91
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
38
91
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
31
80
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
31
80
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
31
80
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
9
22
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
12
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
7
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Central Line Islands
7 Genera with 21 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1905pistol shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19053SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Line Islands
21 Species
Alpheus brevipes Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus microstylus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paradentipes Coutière, 1905
Alpheus percyi Coutière, 1908
Alpheus sizou Banner & Banner, 1967
Alpheus superciliaris Coutière, 1905
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Betaeus setosus J.F.L. Hart, 1964Fuzzy hooded shrimp
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905


Links, sources and further information
Alpheidae at artfakta.se
Alpheidae at biodiversity.org.au
Alpheidae at dyntaxa.se
Alpheidae at gbif.org
Alpheidae at irmng.org
Alpheidae at itis.gov
Alpheidae at marinespecies.org