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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
133
267
460
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
132
266
459
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
72
161
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
160
292
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
66
149
272
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
42
85
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
8
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Canary Islands
4 Families width 19 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Canary Islands
8 Genera with 19 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1897pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18163SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canary Islands
19 Species
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus holthuisi Ribeiro, 1964Holthuis Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus platydactylus Coutière, 1897
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Eualus lebourae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817Featherstar Shrimp
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata nilita Dohrn & Holt..., 1950Red Banded Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Trachycaris restricta A.Milne-Edwards, 1878Broken Back Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Canary Islands
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
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
3
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