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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Ascension (Saint Helena, Ascension and Tristan da Cunha)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
230
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
230
338
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
54
100
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
53
99
159
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
49
92
136
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
26
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
9
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ascension
4 Families width 20 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp14SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ascension
9 Genera with 20 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1881pistol shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 20184SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19721SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ascension
20 Species
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus holthuisi Ribeiro, 1964Holthuis Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Hippolyte karenae Fransen & De..., 2019
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata napoleoni De Grave & A..., 2018
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Parabetaeus hummelincki Schmitt, 1936
Salmoneus setosus Manning & Chace, 1990
Salmoneus teres Manning & Chace, 1990
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Ascension
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
6
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
1
1
Genus
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