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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1110
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
304
1107
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
496
1310
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
490
1294
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
447
1177
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
24
79
293
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
20
103
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Brazil
6 Families width 103 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp73SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 185212SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp10SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Brazil
20 Genera with 103 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1880pistol shrimps42SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 20113SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 185011SpeciesTaxom
Merguia Kemp, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Potamalpheops Powell, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 190918SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
103 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheopsis paratrigona Anker, 2017
Alpheus agilis Anker, Hurt ..., 2009
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus brasileiro Anker, 2012
Alpheus buckupi Almeida, Ter..., 2013
Alpheus carlae Anker, 2012
Alpheus chacei Carvacho, 1979
Alpheus christofferseni Anker, Hurt ..., 2007
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus laevipes
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus minor (De Haan, 1844, 1850)⇒ Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
Alpheus minus (Say, 1818)⇒ Synalpheus minus Say, 1818
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus panamensis Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus petronioi Almeida, Ter..., 2014
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Alpheus pouang Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus puapeba Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus ramosportoae Soledade, Te..., 2019Atlantic Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Holthuis, 1948Cock shrimp
Hippolysmata (Exhippolysmata) oplophoroides (Holthuis, 1948)⇒ Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Holthuis, 1948
Hippolysmata rhizophorae (Rathbun, 1900)⇒ Merguia rhizophorae Rathbun, 1900
Hippolysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850
Hippolyte curacaoensis (Schmitt, 1924)⇒ Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852
Hippolyte exilirostratus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Leptalpheus axianassae Dworschak & ..., 1999
Leptalpheus forceps A.B. Williams, 1965Forceps shrimp
Leptalpheus marginalis Anker, 2011
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata ankeri Rhyne & Lin, 2006Anker's Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata arvoredensis Giraldes, Ma..., 2018
Lysmata bahia Rhyne & Lin, 2006Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
Lysmata jundalini Rhyne, Calad..., 2012Junda Lin’s Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata lipkei Okuno & Fiedler, 2011Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata rauli Laubenheimer..., 2010
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Merguia rhizophorae Rathbun, 1900
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Ogyrides alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880Estuarine longeye shrimp
Ogyrides hayi Williams, 1981Sand longeye shrimp
Ogyrides occidentalis Ortmann, 1893
Parabetaeus hummelincki Schmitt, 1936
Salmoneus carvachoi Anker, 2007
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Salmoneus rocas Anker, 2007
Salmoneus setosus Manning & Chace, 1990
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus bousfieldi Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus guerini A KMH, 2014
Synalpheus herricki Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus idios Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus minus bahiensis (Coutière, 1909)⇒ Synalpheus minus Say, 1818
Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Synalpheus pandionis Coutière, 1909Turtlegrass snapping shrimp
Synalpheus scaphoceris Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus tenuispina Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor dicaprio Anker & Baeza, 2021Dicaprio`s Anemone Shrimp
Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878Bryozoan shrimp
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Trachycaris restricta A.Milne-Edwards, 1878Broken Back Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Brazil
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
10
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
5
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMerguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
1
4
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