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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Chagos Archipelago (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
56
138
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
56
138
231
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
39
109
193
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
105
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
103
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
5
18
32
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
6
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Chagos Archipelago
4 Families width 17 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp13SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Chagos Archipelago
6 Genera with 17 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1908pistol shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Thinora Bruce, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chagos Archipelago
17 Species
Alpheus alpheopsides Coutière, 1905
Alpheus coetivensis Coutière, 1908
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909Djibouti Pistolshrimp
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus staphylinus Coutière, 1908
Automate salomoni Coutière, 1908
Lysmata ternatensis De Man, 1902Ternate Cleaner Shrimp
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Saron neglectus De Man, 1902Eyespot shrimp
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus heroni Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Chagos Archipelago
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
1
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