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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
142
286
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
142
286
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
68
152
267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
67
150
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
61
139
249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
39
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
12
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Azores
4 Families width 34 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp19SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18527SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Azores
12 Genera with 34 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps13SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18167SpeciesTaxom
Merhippolyte Bate, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pomagnathus Chace, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
34 Species
Alpheopsis azorica Anker, d’U..., 2005
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877Olive snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus hoonsooi W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus longinquus W. Kim & Abele, 1988Long palmed pistol shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus platydactylus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus saxidomus Holthuis, 1980
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Eualus lebourae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817Featherstar Shrimp
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Latreutes antiborealis Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Lysmata californica Stimpson, 1866Lined shrimp
Lysmata chica Wicksten, 2000
Lysmata galapagensis Schmitt, 1924Galapagensis Shrimp
Lysmata gracilirostris Wicksten, 2000
Lysmata nilita Dohrn & Holt..., 1950Red Banded Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata olavoi Fransen, 1991
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Merhippolyte ancistrota Crosnier & F..., 1973
Parabetaeus euryone De Man, 1910
Pomagnathus corallinus Chace, 1937
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Azores
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
7
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
1
3
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