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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Madagascar (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
232
864
1815
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
231
863
1814
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
122
593
1376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
120
590
1370
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
111
554
1307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
18
106
289
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
22
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Madagascar
5 Families width 80 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp61SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp12SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Madagascar
22 Genera with 80 Species
#AGHLMORST
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1775pistol shrimps33SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19106SpeciesTaxom
Athanopsis Coutière, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocaris Kemp, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18505SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatella Borradaile, 1915
0SpeciesTaxom
Merhippolyte Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 190513SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Trachycarcinus Faxon, 19861SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Madagascar
80 Species
Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus alpheopsides Coutière, 1905
Alpheus architectus De Man, 1897
Alpheus arenicolus Banner & Banner, 1983
Alpheus bicostatus De Man, 1908
Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus brevirostris Olivier, 1811
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus edwarsii Audouin, 1827
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus miersi Coutière, 1898
Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paragracilis (Coutière, 1897)⇒ Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas ahyongi Anker & Komai, 2010
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas dorsalis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860
Athanas indicus (Coutière, 1903)⇒ Arete indicus Coutière, 1903
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Athanopsis brevirostris Banner & Banner, 1981
Gelastocaris paronae Nobili, 1905Cryptic Sponge Shrimp
Hippolysmata vittata (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850
Hippolyte gibberosus (H. Milne Edw..., 1840)⇒ Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811
Hippolyte marinoratus
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum 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 holthuisi Anker, Baeza..., 2009Holthuis Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata malagasy Ashrafi, Bae..., 2021Madagascar Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata ternatensis De Man, 1902Ternate Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Ogyrides striaticauda Kemp, 1915
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Salmoneus alpheophilus Anker & Marin, 2006
Salmoneus rostratus Barnard, 1962Lip triton
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Saron neglectus De Man, 1902Eyespot shrimp
Synalpheus acanthitelsonis (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus brevifrons Chace, 1972
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus crosnieri Banner & Banner, 1983
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus lophodactylus Coutière, 1908
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus quinquedens Tattersall, 1921
Synalpheus sladeni Coutière, 1908
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Trachycarcinus crosnieri (Guinot, 1986)⇒ Trichopeltarion crosnieri Guinot, 1986

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Madagascar
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
10
61
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
8
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
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