Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Kenya (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 135
417
789 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 135
417
789 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 77
282
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 77
282
592 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 70
261
559 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 15
75
160 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 5
17
46 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Kenya
5 Families width 46 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Kenya
17 Genera with 46 Species | Alcyonohippolyte Marin, Okuno..., 1925 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Alpheopsis Coutière, 1897 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheus Fabricius, 1878 | pistol shrimps | 21 | Species | Taxom | | Arete Stimpson, 1903 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Aretopsis De Man, 1910 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athanas Leach, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolysmata Stimpson, 1860 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolyte Leach, 1837 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Latreutes Stimpson, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmata Risso, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Merguia Kemp, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Metalpheus Coutière, 1897 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saron Thallwitz, 1902 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Synalpheus Bate, 1900 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thinora Bruce, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thor Kingsley, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Kenya
46 Species and 1 Subspecies | Alcyonohippolyte commensalis Kemp, 1925 | | | Alpheus barbatus Coutière, 1897 | | | Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849 | Flathead snapping shrimp | | Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860 | Correll's snakewood | | Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865) | ⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849 | | Alpheus danae (Coutière, 1905) | ⇒ Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888 | | Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879 | Petroglyph shrimp | | Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852 | | | Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp | | Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860 | Daisy snapping shrimp | | Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849 | Brownbar snapping shrimp | | Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | Coral pistol shrimp | | Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775 | | | Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888 | | | Alpheus miersi Coutière, 1898 | | | Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852 | | | Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852 | | | Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852 | Green Banded Snapping Shrimp | | Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897 | Bristle Snapping Shrimp | | Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852 | Snowflake snapping shrimp | | Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852 | | | Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878 | Coulter's saltbush | | Arete indica | | | Arete indicus Coutière, 1903 | Striped Upside-down Shrimp | | Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910 | Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp | | Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894 | Hapeman's coolwort | | Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897 | Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp | | Exhippolysmata ensirostris Kemp, 1914 | Hunter shrimp | | Hippolysmata vittata (Stimpson, 1860) | ⇒ Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850 | | Hippolyte commensalis (Kemp, 1925) | ⇒ Alcyonohippolyte commensalis Kemp, 1925 | | Hippolyte jarvinensis Hayashi, 1981 | | | Hippolyte jarvisensis Hayashi, 1981 | | | Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Broken-back Shrimp | | Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904 | Bignose Seagrass Shrimp | | Latreutes pymoeus (Nobili, 1904) | ⇒ Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904 | | Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935 | Cleaner shrimp | | Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860 | East Asian Lined Shrimp | | Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850 | Peppermint shrimp | | Merguia oligodon De Man, 1888 | | | Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897 | | | Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811 | Common Marble Shrimp | | Saron neglectus De Man, 1902 | Eyespot shrimp | | Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953 | | | Synalpheus haddoni Coutière, 1900 | | | Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915 | | | Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888 | Anemone shrimp | | Thor spinosus Boone, 1935 | |
Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Kenya | Family | Alpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps | 7
28 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns | 5
10 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lysmatidae
Dana, 1852
| 2
4 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Merguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Thoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp | 2
3 | Genera
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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