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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
402
820
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
80
289
645
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
282
629
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
72
271
613
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
8
28
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
7
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mauritius
3 Families width 24 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp21SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mauritius
7 Genera with 24 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1966pistol shrimps18SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 18111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mauritius
24 Species
Alpheus amirantei Coutière, 1908
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus hululensis Coutière, 1905
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus longecarinatus Hilgendorf, 1879Chocolate vine
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus randalli Banner & Banner, 1980Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus tungii Banner & Banner, 1966
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Hippolyte prideauxiana Leach, 1817Featherstar Shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Mauritius
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
4
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
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