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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
196
500
700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
194
498
700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
76
204
357
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
75
203
356
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
68
181
328
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
15
34
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
8
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio de Janeiro
4 Families width 27 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp20SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
8 Genera with 27 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1973pistol shrimps14SpeciesTaxom
Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18502SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19096SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18781SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
27 Species
Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972Bluntclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus armillatus H. Milne Edw..., 1837Banded snapping shrimp
Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edw..., 1878
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984Estuarine snapping shrimp
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850Blue Leg Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852Hammerclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus nuttingi Schmitt, 1924
Alpheus peasei Armstrong, 1940Orangetail snapping shrimp
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus pontederiae De Rochebrune, 1883
Alpheus puapeba Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
Exhippolysmata oplophoroides Holthuis, 1948Cock shrimp
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Latreutes parvulus Stimpson, 1871Sargassum shrimp
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850Peppermint shrimp
Ogyrides alphaerostris Kingsley, 1880Estuarine longeye shrimp
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus fritzmuelleri Coutière, 1909Speckled snapping shrimp
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus scaphoceris Coutière, 1910
Synalpheus tenuispina Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909Townsend snapping shrimp
Tozeuma carolinense Kingsley, 1878Arrow shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
2
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

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