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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
176
486
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
175
485
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
82
274
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
82
274
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
76
251
477
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
14
45
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
11
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
5 Families width 35 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp18SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp9SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
11 Genera with 35 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18603SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1985pistol shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Automate De Man, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 19014SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19098SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Trachycaris Calman, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
35 Species and 3 Subspecies
Alpheopsis trigona Rathbun, 1901
Alpheopsis trigonus Rathbun, 1901
Alpheopsis trispinosus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus armatus Rathbun, 1901Brown snapping shrimp
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878Sand snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818Bigclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878Green snapping shrimp
Alpheus roquensis Knowlton & K..., 1985
Automate evermanni Rathbun, 1901
Hippolysmata moorei (Rathbun, 1901)⇒ Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901
Hippolyte curacaoensis (Schmitt, 1924)⇒ Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852
Hippolyte nicholsoni Chace, 1972
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Hippolyte zostericola Smith, 1873Zostera shrimp
Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798Slender sargassum shrimp
Latreutes inermis Chace, 1972
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Lysmata anchisteus Chace, 1972
Lysmata intermedia Kingsley, 1878
Lysmata jundalini Rhyne, Calad..., 2012Junda Lin’s Peppermint Shrimp
Lysmata moorei Rathbun, 1901Moor's Cleaner Shrimp
Ogyrides alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880Estuarine longeye shrimp
Synalpheus agelas Pequegnat & ..., 1979
Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus apioceros mayaguensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus brevicarpus guerini (Coutière, 1909)⇒ Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus antillensis (Coutière, 1909)⇒ Synalpheus antillensis Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus paraneptunus Coutière, 1909
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor dobkini Chace, 1972Squat grass shrimp
Thor manningi Chace, 1972Manning grass shrimp
Trachycaris rugosa Spence Bate, 1888Broken-back Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
4
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
4
9
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
1
3
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