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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
232
793
1909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
232
793
1909
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
115
496
1410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
113
491
1395
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
105
454
1277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
20
86
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
23
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Colombia
5 Families width 119 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Alpheid shrimp94SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp10SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18527SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Colombia
23 Genera with 119 Species
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Alpheopsis Coutière, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1987pistol shrimps50SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 20183SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Harperalpheus Felder & Anker, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 19833SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18507SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Notalpheus G. Méndez & ..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19882SpeciesTaxom
Pomagnathus Chace, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 18976SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 200724SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Thunor Armstrong, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Triacanthoneus Anker, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Zuzalpheus Ríos & Duffy, 20071SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Colombia
119 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheopsis cortesiana Wicksten & H..., 1986
Alpheopsis gotrina Anker, 2017
Alpheus aequus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus agrogon Ramos, 1997
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus arenensis Chace, 1937
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
Alpheus beanii (Verrill, 1922)⇒ Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877Olive snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus canalis (W. Kim & Abele, 1988)⇒ Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus christofferseni Anker, Hurt ..., 2007
Alpheus colombiensis Wicksten, 1988
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus firmus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus grahami Abele, 1975
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus hoonsooi W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus javieri Anker, Hurt ..., 2009
Alpheus longinquus W. Kim & Abele, 1988Long palmed pistol shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus luiszapatai Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus mazatlanicus Wicksten, 1983Coast range false bindweed
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus panamensis Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus rectus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus ridleyi Pocock, 1890
Alpheus rostratus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus saxidomus Holthuis, 1980
Alpheus schmitti Chace, 1972
Alpheus simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus umbo W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus utriensis Ramos & von ..., 1989
Alpheus viridari Armstrong, 1949
Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus wickstenae Christoffers..., 1987
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate gardineri (Coutière, 1902)⇒ Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate isabelae Ramos-Tafur, 2018
Betaeus harfordi Kingsley, 1878Abalone visored shrimp
Eualus lineatus Wicksten & B..., 1983Striped eualid
Harperalpheus leptodactylus Anker & Lazarus, 2017
Hippolyte curacaoensis (Schmitt, 1924)⇒ Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Hippolyte zostericola Smith, 1873Zostera shrimp
Latreutes antiborealis Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Leptalpheus felderi Anker, Vera ..., 2006
Leptalpheus marginalis Anker, 2011
Leptalpheus mexicanus Ríos & Carva..., 1983
Lysmata anchisteus Chace, 1972
Lysmata argentopunctata Wicksten, 2000Siver spotted shrimp
Lysmata galapagensis Schmitt, 1924Galapagensis Shrimp
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
Lysmata trisetacea Heller, 1861
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Notalpheus imarpe Méndez G. & ..., 1982
Ogyrides hayi Williams, 1981Sand longeye shrimp
Ogyrides tarazonai Wicksten & M..., 1988
Pomagnathus corallinus Chace, 1937
Salmoneus alvarezi Anker & Lazarus, 2015
Salmoneus carvachoi Anker, 2007
Salmoneus degravei Anker, 2010
Salmoneus malagensis Anker & Lazarus, 2015
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Spirontocaris prionota Stimpson, 1864Deep blade shrimp
Spirontocaris sica Rathbun, 1902Offshore blade shrimp
Synalpheus amintae Ramos-Tafur ..., 2019
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus arostris Wicksten, 1989
Synalpheus bannerorum Abele, 1975
Synalpheus biunguiculatus Stimpson, 1860Twoclaw snapping shrimp
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus digueti Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus herricki Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus lockingtoni Coutière, 1909Littoral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus nobilii Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus pandionis Coutière, 1909Turtlegrass snapping shrimp
Synalpheus paraneptunus Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus peruvianus Rathbun, 1910
Synalpheus sanjosei Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Synalpheus townsendi mexicanus Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus townsendi peruvianus Rathbun, 1910
Synalpheus yano Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor cordelli Wicksten, 1996
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp
Thunor simus Guérin-Ménev..., 1855
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Tozeuma carolinensis (Kingsley, 1878)⇒ Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878
Trachycaris restricta A.Milne-Edwards, 1878Broken Back Shrimp
Trachycaris rugosa Spence Bate, 1888Broken-back Shrimp
Triacanthoneus pacificus Anker, 2010
Zuzalpheus yano (Ríos & Duffy, 2007)⇒ Synalpheus yano Ríos & Duffy, 2007

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Colombia
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
14
94
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
7
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
3
6
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