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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Cameroon (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
75
154
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
75
154
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
104
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
104
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
45
98
186
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
10
17
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cameroon
3 Families width 5 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae (Dana, 1852)2SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cameroon
5 Genera with 5 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1888pistol shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Mimocaris Nobili, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cameroon
5 Species
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914Companion shrimp
Hippolysmata hastatoides (Balss, 1914)⇒ Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Mimocaris hastatoides (Balss, 1914)⇒ Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Cameroon
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
2
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