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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
225
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
225
327
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
167
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
167
273
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
64
150
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
30
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for French Guiana
4 Families width 9 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom


Genera for French Guiana
8 Genera with 9 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1835pistol shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Merguia Kemp, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Mohocaris Holthuis, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for French Guiana
9 Species
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Merguia rhizophorae Rathbun, 1900
Mohocaris bayeri Holthuis, 1973
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Trachycaris rugosa Spence Bate, 1888Broken-back Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in French Guiana
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMerguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
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