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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
150
330
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
328
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
79
182
376
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
78
180
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
70
158
347
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
32
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
7
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morocco
4 Families width 19 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morocco
7 Genera with 19 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1835pistol shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18686SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19525SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
19 Species
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951Hop
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Hippolyte desmarestii (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Hippolyte garciarasoi d’Udekem d’A..., 1996
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte lagarderei d´Udekem d´A..., 1995
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte longirostris (Czerniavsky, 1868)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata nilita Dohrn & Holt..., 1950Red Banded Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata seticauda
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata uncicornis Holthuis & M..., 1952Redbanded Peppermint Shrimp
Synalpheus africanus Crosnier & F..., 1965
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Morocco
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
5
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