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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
245
998
2525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
244
997
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
122
616
1784
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
114
575
1659
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
21
96
353
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
21
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
5 Families width 95 Species and 3 Subspecies
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp19SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp65SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
21 Genera with 95 Species
#AEGHLMOPRST
Alcyonohippolyte Marin, Okuno..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1775pistol shrimps46SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocaris Kemp, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19046SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatella Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Paralatreutes Kemp, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phycocaris Kemp, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 187513SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Trachycarcinus Faxon, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
95 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alcyonohippolyte commensalis Kemp, 1925
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus bradypus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus coromandelicus
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844Forceps snapping shrimp
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus euchirus Dana, 1852
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus forceps (White, 1847)⇒ Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus idiocheles Coutière, 1905
Alpheus laevis (Randall, 1840)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus lutini (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus macrodactylus (Ortmann, 1890)⇒ Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus macroskeles Alcock & And..., 1899
Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus neptunus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus ovaliceps Coutière, 1905
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus paludicola Kemp, 1915
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paracrinitus bengalensis (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881
Alpheus paragracilis (Coutière, 1897)⇒ Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus seurati (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Arete borradailei (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas minikoensis Coutière, 1903
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Exhippolysmata ensirostris Kemp, 1914Hunter shrimp
Gelastocaris paronae Nobili, 1905Cryptic Sponge Shrimp
Gelastocaris paronai Nobili, 1905
Hippolysmata ensirostris (Kemp, 1914)⇒ Exhippolysmata ensirostris Kemp, 1914
Hippolyte commensalis (Kemp, 1925)⇒ Alcyonohippolyte commensalis Kemp, 1925
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Hippolyte ventricosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1840)⇒ Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Latreutes anoplonyx Kemp, 1914Medusa shrimp
Latreutes mucronatus Stimpson, 1860Seagrass Shrimp
Latreutes porcinus Kemp, 1916Big-nosed Seagrass Shrimp
Latreutes pygmaeus (Nobili accep..., 1904)⇒ Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904
Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904Bignose Seagrass Shrimp
Latreutes pymoeus (Nobili, 1904)⇒ Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata hochi Baeza & Anker, 2008
Lysmata ternatensis De Man, 1902Ternate Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Lysmatella prima Borradaile, 1915Ambon Cleaner Shrimp
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Ogyrides straticauda
Ogyrides striaticauda Kemp, 1915
Paralatreutes bicornis Kemp, 1925
Phycocaris simulans Kemp, 1916Algae Shrimp
Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Saron neglectus De Man, 1902Eyespot shrimp
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus herdmaniae Lebour, 1938
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus neptunus neptunus Dana, 1852
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus stimpsoni De Man, 1888
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor discosomatis (Kemp, 1916)⇒ Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888
Thor paschalis Heller, 1862Easter Shrimp
Tozeuma armatum Paulson, 1875Banded Tozeuma Shrimp
Trachycarcinus glaucus (Alcock & And..., 1899)⇒ Trichopeltarion glaucus Alcock & And..., 1899

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in India
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
6
65
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
10
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
1
3
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