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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Northeast Brazil (Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
183
451
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
181
449
738
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
88
261
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
88
261
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
80
239
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
20
55
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
6
20
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Northeast Brazil
6 Families width 72 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp55SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Northeast Brazil
20 Genera with 72 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1880pistol shrimps32SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Harperalpheus Felder & Anker, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Merguia Kemp, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18933SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Potamalpheops Powell, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 190913SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Northeast Brazil
72 Species
Alpheopsis gotrina Anker, 2017
Alpheopsis paratrigona Anker, 2017
Alpheus agilis Anker, Hurt ..., 2009
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus brasileiro Anker, 2012
Alpheus chacei Carvacho, 1979
Alpheus christofferseni Anker, Hurt ..., 2007
Alpheus cristulifrons Rathbun, 1900Dotted snapping shrimp
Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878Cylindrial snapping shrimp
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus laevipes
Alpheus minor (De Haan, 1844, 1850)⇒ Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
Alpheus minus (Say, 1818)⇒ Synalpheus minus Say, 1818
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
Alpheus panamensis Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Holthuis, 1948Cock shrimp
Harperalpheus leptodactylus Anker & Lazarus, 2017
Hippolysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Leptalpheus forceps A.B. Williams, 1965Forceps shrimp
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
Lysmata lipkei Okuno & Fiedler, 2011Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Merguia rhizophorae Rathbun, 1900
Ogyrides alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880Estuarine longeye shrimp
Ogyrides hayi Williams, 1981Sand longeye shrimp
Ogyrides occidentalis Ortmann, 1893
Parabetaeus hummelincki Schmitt, 1936
Salmoneus carvachoi Anker, 2007
Salmoneus ortmanni Rankin, 1898
Salmoneus rocas Anker, 2007
Salmoneus setosus Manning & Chace, 1990
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus bousfieldi Chace, 1972
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus herricki Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus idios Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus pandionis Coutière, 1909Turtlegrass snapping shrimp
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Thor floridanus Kingsley, 1878Bryozoan shrimp
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp
Trachycaris restricta A.Milne-Edwards, 1878Broken Back Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Northeast Brazil
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
10
55
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
5
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyMerguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
1
2
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