Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Nigeria (West Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 102
206
318 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 65
134
232 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 64
133
231 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 59
123
214 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 12
26
59 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 4
13
17 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Nigeria
4 Families width 17 Species
Genera for Nigeria
13 Genera with 17 Species | Alpheopsis Coutière, 1932 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheus Fabricius, 1883 | pistol shrimps | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Athanas Leach, 1813 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolysmata Stimpson, 1914 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Latreutes Stimpson, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 1965 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Leptathanas De Grave & A..., 2008 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmata Risso, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Merguia Kemp, 1900 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Potamalpheops Powell, 1979 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Salmoneus Holthuis, 1951 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synalpheus Bate, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Nigeria
17 Species | Alpheopsis monodi (Sollaud, 1932) | ⇒ Potamalpheops monodi Sollaud, 1932 | | Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883 | | | Athanas amazone Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813 | Hooded Shrimp | | Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914 | Companion shrimp | | Hippolysmata hastatoides (Balss, 1914) | ⇒ Exhippolysmata hastatoides Balss, 1914 | | Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871 | Sargassum shrimp | | Leptathanas powelli De Grave & A..., 2008 | | | Lysmata uncicornis Holthuis & M..., 1952 | Redbanded Peppermint Shrimp | | Merguia rhizophorae Rathbun, 1900 | | | Potamalpheops haugi Coutière, 1906 | | | Potamalpheops monodi Sollaud, 1932 | | | Potamalpheops pylorus Powell, 1979 | | | Salmoneus jarli Holthuis, 1951 | | | Synalpheus gravieri (Coutière, 1905) | ⇒ Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897 | | Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897 | Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp | | Synalpheus senegambiensis Coutière, 1908 | |
Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Nigeria | Family | Alpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps | 8
12 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns | 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lysmatidae
Dana, 1852
| 2
2 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Merguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
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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
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