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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Eastern Atlantic Ocean (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
338
834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
86
294
772
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
293
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
77
247
664
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
20
91
302
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
28
129
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
7 Families width 129 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp59SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 198710SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp31SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp15SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 185212SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
28 Genera with 129 Species
#ABCDEHLMNOPST
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1930pistol shrimps28SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19515SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 18799SpeciesTaxom
Caridion Goës, 19302SpeciesTaxom
Cryptocheles Sars, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Deioneus Dworschak, A..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 19369SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 181418SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 19473SpeciesTaxom
Leontocaris Stebbing, 20123SpeciesTaxom
Leptathanas De Grave & A..., 20081SpeciesTaxom
Ligur Sarato, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 195210SpeciesTaxom
Merhippolyte Bate, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Nauticaris Bate, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Nennalpheus A. H. Banner..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Parhippolyte Borradaile, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19907SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 18053SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18756SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 19042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Atlantic Ocean
129 Species
Alpheopsis africana Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Alpheopsis aristoteles Anker, 2017
Alpheopsis azorica Anker, d’U..., 2005
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus africanus Balss, 1916
Alpheus agilis Anker, Hurt ..., 2009
Alpheus blachei Crosnier & F..., 1965
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus buckupi Almeida, Ter..., 2013
Alpheus cedrici Anker & De G..., 2012
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus fagei Crosnier & F..., 1965
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus gallicus Scioli & Anker, 2020
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus holthuisi Ribeiro, 1964Holthuis Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus longecarinatus Hilgendorf, 1879Chocolate vine
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus migrans Lewinsohn & ..., 1978
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus platydactylus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Alpheus ribeiroae Anker & Dwor..., 2004
Alpheus richpalmeri Anker, 2020Rich Palmer's snapping shrimp
Alpheus rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus serenei Tiwari, 1964
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus talismani Coutière, 1898
Alpheus vanderbilti Boone, 1930
Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas grimaldii Coutière, 1911
Athanas ivoiriensis Anker & Ahyong, 2007
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Athanas nouvelae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Automate branchialis Holthuis & G..., 1958
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Automate talismani Coutière, 1902
Bythocaris akidopleura Fransen, 1993
Bythocaris biruli Kobjakova, 1964
Bythocaris cosmetops Holthuis, 1951Hop
Bythocaris cryonesus Bowman & Man..., 1972
Bythocaris curvirostris Kobjakova, 1957
Bythocaris elegans Bryazgin, 1982
Bythocaris irene Retowsky, 1946
Bythocaris kobjakovae Sokolov, 2000
Bythocaris leucopis G.O. Sars, 1879
Caridion gordoni Spence Bate, 1858Bigclaw hippolyte
Caridion steveni Lebour, 1930Steven's Shrimp
Cryptocheles pygmaea G.O. Sars, 1870
Deioneus sandizelli Dworschak, A..., 2000
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Eualus drachi Noel, 1978
Eualus gaimardii H. Milne Edw..., 1837Circumpolar eualid
Eualus gracilipes Crosnier & F..., 1973
Eualus lebourae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Eualus pax Stebbing, 1915
Eualus pusiolus Krøyer, 1841Doll eualid
Eualus sollaudi Zariquiey Ce..., 1936
Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914Companion shrimp
Hippolyte catagrapha d´Udekem d´A..., 2007Crinoid shrimp
Hippolyte cedrici Fransen & De..., 2019
Hippolyte garciarasoi d’Udekem d’A..., 1996
Hippolyte holthuisi Zariquiey Á..., 1953
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte karenae Fransen & De..., 2019
Hippolyte kraussiana Stimpson, 1860
Hippolyte lagarderei d´Udekem d´A..., 1995
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte leptometrae Ledoyer, 1969
Hippolyte longiallex d´Udekem d´A..., 2007
Hippolyte multicolorata Yaldwyn, 1971
Hippolyte niezabitowskii dAcoz, 1996
Hippolyte palliola Kensley, 1970
Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817Featherstar Shrimp
Hippolyte proteus Paul´son, 1875
Hippolyte sapphica d’Udekem d..., 1993
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Latreutes phycologus Nobili, 1905Iowa golden saxifrage
Lebbeus africanus Fransen, 1997
Lebbeus polaris Sabine, 1824Polar lebbeid
Lebbeus saldanhae Barnard, 1947Chinese mysterysnail
Leontocaris lar Kemp, 1906Creeping nailwort
Leontocaris paulsoni Stebbing, 1905
Leontocaris smarensis Cardoso & Fr..., 2012
Leptathanas powelli De Grave & A..., 2008
Ligur ensiferus Risso, 1816
Lysmata anchisteus Chace, 1972
Lysmata ankeri Rhyne & Lin, 2006Anker's Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata napoleoni De Grave & A..., 2018
Lysmata nilita Dohrn & Holt..., 1950Red Banded Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata olavoi Fransen, 1991
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata stenolepis Crosnier & F..., 1973
Lysmata uncicornis Holthuis & M..., 1952Redbanded Peppermint Shrimp
Merhippolyte agulhasensis Spence Bate, 1888
Merhippolyte ancistrota Crosnier & F..., 1973
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Nauticaris brucei Stebbing, 1914
Nennalpheus gabonensis Anker, 2019
Ogyrides mjoebergi Balss, 1921
Parabetaeus hummelincki Schmitt, 1936
Parhippolyte sterreri C.W.J. Hart ..., 1981
Salmoneus caboverdensis Dworschak, A..., 2000
Salmoneus erasimorum Dworschak, A..., 2000
Salmoneus jarli Holthuis, 1951
Salmoneus kekovae Grippa, 2004
Salmoneus saotomensis Anker, 2020
Salmoneus sketi Fransen, 1991Sketa´s alpheid prawn
Salmoneus teres Manning & Chace, 1990
Spirontocaris lilljeborgii (Danielssen, 1859)⇒ Spirontocaris liljeborgii Danielssen, 1859
Spirontocaris phippsii Krøyer, 1841Punctate blade shrimp
Spirontocaris spinus Sowerby, 1805Parrot shrimp
Synalpheus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus congoensis Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus parfaiti Coutière, 1898
Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Tozeuma armatum Paulson, 1875Banded Tozeuma Shrimp
Tozeuma erythraeum Nobili, 1904Pacific golden saxifrage

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Eastern Atlantic Ocean
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
11
59
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
2
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
7
31
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
3
15
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