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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region New Zealand (Polynesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
309
1248
2585
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
306
1243
2581
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
111
457
1004
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
110
450
970
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
102
421
908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
22
81
180
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
24
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for New Zealand
6 Families width 53 Species
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp18SpeciesTaxom
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp26SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for New Zealand
24 Genera with 53 Species
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Alope White, 18373SpeciesTaxom
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1837pistol shrimps13SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 20152SpeciesTaxom
Bathyhippolyte Hayashi & Mi..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Betaeopsis Yaldwyn, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18784SpeciesTaxom
Chorismus Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Heptacarpus Holmes, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18405SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Leontocaris Stebbing, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Merhippolyte Bate, 19872SpeciesTaxom
Nauticaris Bate, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Paralebbeus Bruce & Chace, 20191SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Vexillipar Chace, 1988
0SpeciesTaxom
Virbius Stimpson, 18761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for New Zealand
53 Species
Alope orientalis De Man, 1890Bald Prawn
Alope palpalis (White, 1847)⇒ Alope spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Alope spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837Painted Prawn
Alpheopsis garricki Yaldwyn, 1971
Alpheus balaenodigitus Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876Dense twinpod
Alpheus novaezelandiae (Miers, 1876)⇒ Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876
Alpheus paludicola Kemp, 1915
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn, 1971Richardson's Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus socialis Heller, 1862Ice cold buttercup
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus ventrosus (H. Milne-Edw..., 1837)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas mendax Ahyong, 2015
Bathyhippolyte yaldwyni Hayashi & Mi..., 1970
Betaeopsis aequimanus Dana, 1852Alpheid Shrimp
Betaeus aequimanus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Betaeopsis aequimanus Dana, 1852
Betaeus equimanus (Lockington, 1877)⇒ Betaeus harfordi Kingsley, 1878
Betaeus granulimanus Yokoya, 1927
Betaeus harfordi Kingsley, 1878Abalone visored shrimp
Chorismus tuberculatus Spence Bate, 1888
Heptacarpus brevirostris Dana, 1852Shortspine shrimp
Hippolyte australiensis Stimpson, 1860Southern Weed Shrimp
Hippolyte bifidirostris Miers, 1876
Hippolyte catagrapha d´Udekem d´A..., 2007Crinoid shrimp
Hippolyte multicolorata Yaldwyn, 1971
Hippolyte spinifrons H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Lebbeus wera Ahyong, 2009
Leontocaris alexander Poore, 2009
Leontocaris amplectipes Bruce, 1990
Leontocaris yarramundi Taylor & Poore, 1998
Lysmata californica Stimpson, 1866Lined shrimp
Lysmata morelandi Yaldwyn, 1971
Lysmata trisetacea Heller, 1861
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Merhippolyte australis (Hodgson, 1902)⇒ Nauticaris marionis Spence Bate, 1888
Merhippolyte chacei Kensley, Tra..., 1987
Nauticaris brucei Stebbing, 1914
Nauticaris marionis Spence Bate, 1888
Ogyrides delli Yaldwyn, 1971
Paralebbeus pegasus Ahyong, 2019
Rugathanas verrucosus Banner & Banner, 1960
Synalpheus demani Borradaile, 1900De Man's Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875
Tozeuma novaezealandiae Borradaile, 1916
Virbius bifidirostris (Miers, 1876)⇒ Hippolyte catagrapha d´Udekem d´A..., 2007

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in New Zealand
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
9
26
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBythocarididae
Christoffersen, 1987
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
8
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
4
3
Genera
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