Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Egypt (Near East)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 157
401
754 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 156
400
753 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 77
232
483 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 76
231
482 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 71
216
447 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 14
47
128 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 4
10
50 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Egypt
4 Families width 50 Species and 2 Subspecies
Genera for Egypt
10 Genera with 50 Species | Alpheus Fabricius, 1837 | pistol shrimps | 27 | Species | Taxom | | Aretopsis De Man, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athanas Leach, 1813 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Calliasmata Holthuis, 1973 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolyte Leach, 1837 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmata Risso, 1860 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Racilius Paul’son, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Richalpheus Anker & Jeng, 2011 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saron Thallwitz, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synalpheus Bate, 1875 | | 8 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Egypt
50 Species and 2 Subspecies | Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905 | | | Alpheus audouinia | | | Alpheus bicephaloides | | | Alpheus bucephaloides Nobili, 1905 | Iowa golden saxifrage | | Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905 | | | Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865) | ⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849 | | Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832 | Mediterranean Snapping Prawn | | Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852 | | | Alpheus djeddensis Coutière, 1897 | Djeddah Snapping Shrimp | | Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909 | Djibouti Pistolshrimp | | Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826) | ⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835 | | Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp | | Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792 | Pistol Shrimp | | Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861 | Greater creeping spearwort | | Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958 | | | Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849 | Brownbar snapping shrimp | | Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | Coral pistol shrimp | | Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835 | European Big Claw Snapping Prawn | | Alpheus migrans Lewinsohn & ..., 1978 | | | Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852 | | | Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852 | Green Banded Snapping Shrimp | | Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798 | Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp | | Alpheus rubromaculatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981 | Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp | | Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897 | | | Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852 | | | Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775) | ⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | | Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837) | ⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | | Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910 | Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp | | Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894 | Hapeman's coolwort | | Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897 | Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp | | Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813 | Hooded Shrimp | | Calliasmata pholidota Holthuis, 1973 | | | Hippolyte coerulescens Fabricius, 1775 | Cerulean sargassum shrimp | | Hippolyte orientalis (Heller, 1862) | ⇒ Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817 | Featherstar Shrimp | | Hippolyte proteus Paul´son, 1875 | | | Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Broken-back Shrimp | | Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816 | Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp | | Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860 | East Asian Lined Shrimp | | Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875 | | | Richalpheus alpheoides Anker, 2011 | | | Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811 | Common Marble Shrimp | | Synalpheus biunguiculatus exilipes (Coutière, 1905) | ⇒ Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953 | | Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861 | Red-coral pistol shrimp | | Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953 | | | Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847 | | | Synalpheus graveri | | | Synalpheus gravieri (Coutière, 1905) | ⇒ Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897 | | Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897 | Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp | | Synalpheus triunguiculatus Paul´son, 1875 | |
Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Egypt | Family | Alpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps | 6
41 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Barbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns | 2
6 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lysmatidae
Dana, 1852
| 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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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
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