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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Greece (Southeast Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
190
486
1286
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
189
484
1283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
74
187
422
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
73
185
419
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
67
165
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
12
33
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
10
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Greece
4 Families width 34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp14SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp11SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18526SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Greece
10 Genera with 34 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1908pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 181410SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18506SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19655SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Greece
34 Species and 1 Subspecies
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus platydactylus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Automate branchialis Holthuis & G..., 1958
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Hippolyte desmarestii (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Hippolyte garciarasoi d’Udekem d’A..., 1996
Hippolyte holthuisi Zariquiey Á..., 1953
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte longirostris (Czerniavsky, 1868)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte niezabitowskii dAcoz, 1996
Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817Featherstar Shrimp
Hippolyte sapphica d’Udekem d..., 1993
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Lysmata boggessi Rhyne & Lin, 2006Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata nilita Dohrn & Holt..., 1950Red Banded Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata olavoi Fransen, 1991
Lysmata pederseni Rhyne & Lin, 2006Pedersen's Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Salmoneus sketi Fransen, 1991Sketa´s alpheid prawn
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Synalpheus laevimanus Coutière, 1900
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Synalpheus tumidomanus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Greece
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
5
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
2
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
3
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