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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Mozambique (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
96
406
812
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
95
404
810
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
87
370
741
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
16
65
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
15
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
5 Families width 39 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp24SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp11SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
15 Genera with 39 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1852pistol shrimps19SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocaris Kemp, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18602SpeciesTaxom
Merhippolyte Bate, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Virbius Stimpson, 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
39 Species
Alpheus acutocarinatus De Man, 1909
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865)⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus heurteli Coutière, 1897
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus malabaricus Fabricius, 1775
Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus notabilis Stebbing, 1915
Alpheus paradentipes Coutière, 1905
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Gelastocaris paronae Nobili, 1905Cryptic Sponge Shrimp
Gelastocaris paronai Nobili, 1905
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Latreutes mucronatus Stimpson, 1860Seagrass 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 amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Merhippolyte calmani Kemp & Sewell, 1912
Ogyrides striaticauda Kemp, 1915
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Synalpheus jedanensis De Man, 1909
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Tozeuma armatum Paulson, 1875Banded Tozeuma Shrimp
Virbius mossambicus (Hilgendorf, 1879)⇒ Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Mozambique
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
5
24
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
7
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
2
Genus
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