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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region New Guinea (Australasia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
84
215
372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
56
170
326
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
55
167
320
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
50
157
305
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
9
20
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
9
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Guinea
3 Families width 52 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp50SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18520SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Guinea
9 Genera with 52 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps39SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 1816
0SpeciesTaxom
Merhippolyte Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19054SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Guinea
52 Species
Alpheopsis yaldwyni Banner & Banner, 1973
Alpheus acutofemoratus Dana, 1852
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus barbatus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus bicostatus De Man, 1908
Alpheus bidens Olivier, 1811Mottled Snapping Prawn
Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus brevirostris Olivier, 1811
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus digitalis De Haan, 1844Forceps snapping shrimp
Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus ehlersii De Man, 1909
Alpheus eulimene De Man, 1909
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus funafutensis Borradaile, 1899
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus lanceloti Coutière, 1905
Alpheus leptochirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
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 paralpheopsides Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897Bristle Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sudara Banner & Banner, 1966
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Arete acanthocarpus Miya & Miyake, 1968
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas parvus De Man, 1910
Merhippolyte orientalis Spence Bate, 1888
Salmoneus tricristata (Banner, 1959)⇒ Salmoneus tricristatus Banner, 1959
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus pescadorensis Coutière, 1905

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in New Guinea
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
6
50
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
0
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