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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Okinawa Islands (Ryukyu Islands, Japan)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
173
678
1488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
173
678
1488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
543
1284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
109
537
1261
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
102
523
1236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
21
96
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
7
27
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Okinawa Islands
7 Families width 94 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp73SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp9SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Merguiidae Christoffersen, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Okinawa Islands
27 Genera with 94 Species
#ACGHLMNOPRST
Acanthanas Anker, Poddo..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps38SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19556SpeciesTaxom
Athanopsis Coutière, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Caligoneus Komai & Fujita, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Gelastreutes Bruce, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18372SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Merguia Kemp, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Nauticaris Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Parabetaeus Coutière, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Parhippolyte Borradaile, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19595SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Thinora Bruce, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19354SpeciesTaxom
Thorella Bruce, 19821SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Okinawa Islands
94 Species
Acanthanas pusillus Anker, Poddo..., 2006
Alpheopsis yaldwyni Banner & Banner, 1973
Alpheus acutofemoratus Dana, 1852
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus architectus De Man, 1897
Alpheus barbatus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus bidens Olivier, 1811Mottled Snapping Prawn
Alpheus brevicristatus De Haan, 1844Teppo snapping shrimp
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus ehlersii De Man, 1909
Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897Green Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus idiocheles Coutière, 1905
Alpheus ladronis Banner, 1956
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 oahuensis Banner, 1953
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
Alpheus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897Bristle Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Arete acanthocarpus Miya & Miyake, 1968
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas ahyongi Anker & Komai, 2010
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas japonicus Kubo, 1936San Bernardino spineflower
Athanas marshallensis Chace, 1955
Athanopsis gotoi Anker, 2012
Automate dolichognatha De Man, 1888
Automate hayashii Anker & Komai, 2004
Caligoneus cavernicola Komai & Fujita, 2018
Gelastreutes crosnieri Bruce, 1990
Hippolyte commensalis (Kemp, 1925)⇒ Alcyonohippolyte commensalis Kemp, 1925
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904Bignose Seagrass Shrimp
Latreutes pymoeus (Nobili, 1904)⇒ Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata lipkei Okuno & Fiedler, 2011Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata ternatensis De Man, 1902Ternate Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata zacae Armstrong, 1941
Merguia oligodon De Man, 1888
Metabetaeus minutus Whitelegge, 1897
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Ogyrides orientalis Stimpson, 1860Telescope shrimp
Parabetaeus culliereti Coutière, 1897
Parabetaeus euryone De Man, 1910
Parhippolyte misticia J. Clark, 1989Candycane Shrimp
Rugathanas borradailei Coutière, 1903
Salmoneus antricola Komai, Yamad..., 2015
Salmoneus brucei Komai, 2009
Salmoneus pinguis Komai & Anker, 2012
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus tricristata (Banner, 1959)⇒ Salmoneus tricristatus Banner, 1959
Saron inermis Hayashi, 1983Pinecone Marble Shrimp
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Saron neglectus De Man, 1902Eyespot shrimp
Synalpheus amabilis De Man, 1910
Synalpheus coutierei Banner, 1953
Synalpheus demani Borradaile, 1900De Man's Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus nilandensis Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus odontophorus De Man, 1909
Synalpheus stimpsonii De Man, 1888Crinoid Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus theano De Man, 1910
Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor leptochelus Xu & Li, 2015Rubble Mimic Shrimp
Thor paschalis Heller, 1862Easter Shrimp
Thor spinosus Boone, 1935
Thorella cobourgi Bruce, 1982

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Okinawa Islands
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
15
73
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBarbouriidae
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
6
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
4
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyMerguiidae
Christoffersen, 1990
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
5
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