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Checklist for Family Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 (Alpheid shrimp)
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
305
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
55
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
10
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, Cracker shrimps
4
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Vanuatu
4 Genera with 16 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1908pistol shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19102SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
16 Species
Alpheopsis keiji Anker, 2017
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
Alpheus explorator Boone, 1935
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus longipalma Komai & Ohtomi, 2018
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus praedator De Man, 1908
Alpheus pustulosus Banner & Banner, 1968
Alpheus soelae Banner & Banner, 1986
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus tenuicarpus De Man, 1908
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Synalpheus odontophorus De Man, 1909
Synalpheus trispinosus De Man, 1910


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