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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Portugal (Iberian Peninsula)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
219
571
1249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
219
571
1249
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
261
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
86
253
531
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
223
471
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
19
64
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
12
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Portugal
5 Families width 29 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp8SpeciesTaxom
Bythocarididae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp4SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp11SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Portugal
12 Genera with 29 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1897pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Bythocaris G. O. Sars, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18147SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19525SpeciesTaxom
Merhippolyte Bate, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Portugal
29 Species
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus platydactylus Coutière, 1897
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Bythocaris akidopleura Fransen, 1993
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Eualus lebourae Holthuis, 1951Hop
Eualus occultus Lebour, 1936
Hippolysmata grabhami (Gordon, 1935)⇒ Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935
Hippolyte cranchii (Leach, 1817, 1875)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Hippolyte desmarestii (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Hippolyte garciarasoi d’Udekem d’A..., 1996
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte longirostris (Czerniavsky, 1868)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte varians Leach, 1814Chamaeleon Prawn
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Lysmata grabhami Gordon, 1935Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata nilita Dohrn & Holt..., 1950Red Banded Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata olavoi Fransen, 1991
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata uncicornis Holthuis & M..., 1952Redbanded Peppermint Shrimp
Merhippolyte ancistrota Crosnier & F..., 1973
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Portugal
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
3
8
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
5
11
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
4
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