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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Palau (Micronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
361
661
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
70
279
551
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
267
539
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
11
60
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
14
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
6
29
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Palau
6 Genera with 29 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1775pistol shrimps20SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Betaeopsis Yaldwyn, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18884SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Palau
29 Species
Alpheopsis yaldwyni Banner & Banner, 1973
Alpheus adamastor Coutière, 1908
Alpheus anchistus De Man, 1920
Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus fujitai Nomura & Anker, 2005
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus microrhynchus De Man, 1897
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus serenei Tiwari, 1964
Alpheus soror Bruce, 1999Blue-spot Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Betaeopsis indica De Man, 1910
Salmoneus colinorum De Grave, 2004
Salmoneus latirostris Coutière, 1897
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus readi Banner & Banner, 1972
Synalpheus stimpsoni De Man, 1888
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp


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