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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
301
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
300
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
71
183
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
71
183
295
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
63
160
263
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
12
16
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
4
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
3 Families width 9 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natal
4 Genera with 9 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Merhippolyte Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
9 Species
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Hippolysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850
Lysmata kuekenthali De Man, 1902Kükenthal's Cleaner Shrimp
Merhippolyte agulhasensis Spence Bate, 1888

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Natal
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
1
6
Genus
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