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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Macaronesia (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
222
602
1335
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
221
601
1334
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
99
305
771
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
98
297
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
90
267
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
20
73
212
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
18
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Macaronesia
5 Families width 65 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp40SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp10SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18529SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Macaronesia
18 Genera with 65 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps26SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 19364SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18145SpeciesTaxom
Janicea Manning & Hart, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 17982SpeciesTaxom
Ligur Sarato, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18168SpeciesTaxom
Merhippolyte Bate, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Pomagnathus Chace, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Macaronesia
65 Species and 2 Subspecies
Alpheopsis africana Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Alpheopsis azorica Anker, d’U..., 2005
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus agilis Anker, Hurt ..., 2009
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877Olive snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus brasileiro Anker, 2012
Alpheus cristidigitus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus holthuisi Ribeiro, 1964Holthuis Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus hoonsooi W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus longinquus W. Kim & Abele, 1988Long palmed pistol shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus megacheles (Norman, 1868)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus platydactylus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus rugimanus A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus saxidomus Holthuis, 1980
Alpheus streptochirus (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas grimaldii Coutière, 1911
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Athanas nouvelae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas veloculus (Spence Bate, 1888)⇒ Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Eualus gracilipes Crosnier & F..., 1973
Eualus lebourae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Hippolyte cedrici Fransen & De..., 2019
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817Featherstar Shrimp
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Janicea antiguensis Chace, 1972
Latreutes antiborealis Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Ligur ensiferus Risso, 1816
Lysmata californica Stimpson, 1866Lined shrimp
Lysmata chica Wicksten, 2000
Lysmata galapagensis Schmitt, 1924Galapagensis Shrimp
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata gracilirostris Wicksten, 2000
Lysmata nilita Dohrn & Holt..., 1950Red Banded Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata olavoi Fransen, 1991
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Merhippolyte ancistrota Crosnier & F..., 1973
Parabetaeus euryone De Man, 1910
Pomagnathus corallinus Chace, 1937
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Synalpheus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus hululensis africanus (Crosnier & F..., 1965)⇒ Synalpheus tumidomanus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Synalpheus tumidomanus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Trachycaris restricta A.Milne-Edwards, 1878Broken Back Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Macaronesia
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
7
40
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
6
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
5
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