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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Algeria (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
122
236
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
122
236
445
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
60
122
217
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
59
116
208
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
53
101
185
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
12
28
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
9
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Algeria
4 Families width 18 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Algeria
9 Genera with 18 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1814pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Merhippolyte Bate, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Algeria
18 Species
Alpheus cavimanus
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus ruber Rafinesque, 1814
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Hippolyte desmarestii (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte longirostris (Czerniavsky, 1868)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Merhippolyte ancistrota Crosnier & F..., 1973
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Spirontocaris cranchi Leach, 1817
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Algeria
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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