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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
127
352
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
127
352
705
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
282
620
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
77
280
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
267
590
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
12
53
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
12
88
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Maldives
4 Families width 88 Species and 10 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp77SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Maldives
12 Genera with 88 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1837pistol shrimps54SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19055SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19025SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatella Borradaile, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Phycocaris Kemp, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 187519SpeciesTaxom
Thinora Bruce, 19151SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Maldives
88 Species and 10 Subspecies
Alpheus aculeipes (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus alpheopsides Coutière, 1905
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus bis-incisus malensis (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849
Alpheus bis-incisus stylirostris (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849
Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri hululensis Coutière, 1905
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus cristatus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus danae (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus djeddensis Coutière, 1897Djeddah Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus eulimene De Man, 1909
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus gracilis alluaudi (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus insignis (Heller, 1861)⇒ Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus lanceloti Coutière, 1905
Alpheus leptochirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus lutini (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus macrochirus (Richters, 1880)⇒ Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus microstylus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus miersi Coutière, 1898
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paraculeipes (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897
Alpheus paradentipes Coutière, 1905
Alpheus paragracilis (Coutière, 1897)⇒ Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus paralpheopsides Coutière, 1905
Alpheus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus phrygianus (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus rubromaculatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus soror Bruce, 1999Blue-spot Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897Bristle Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus strenuus angulatus (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus styliceps Coutière, 1905
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus superciliaris Coutière, 1905
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Arete borradailei (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas dorsalis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860
Athanas indicus (Coutière, 1903)⇒ Arete indicus Coutière, 1903
Athanas naifaroensis (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata debelius Bruce, 1983Blood shrimp
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata splendida Burukovsky, 2000Splendid Fire Shrimp
Lysmata ternatensis De Man, 1902Ternate Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmatella prima Borradaile, 1915Ambon Cleaner Shrimp
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Phycocaris simulans Kemp, 1916Algae Shrimp
Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Saron gibberosus
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Saron neglectus De Man, 1902Eyespot shrimp
Synalpheus acanthitelsonis (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus biunguiculatus exilipes (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus biunguiculatus pachymeris (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus pachymeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus bougainvillei (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus gravieri (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus laticeps Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus nilandensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus nilandensis oxyceros (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus nilandensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus pachymeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus sladeni Coutière, 1908
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus stimpsonii maldivensis (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Maldives
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
7
77
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
2
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
6
Genera
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