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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Seychelles (Indian Ocean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
154
566
1216
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
87
403
975
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
85
397
960
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
79
384
938
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
13
87
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
22
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Seychelles
5 Families width 97 Species and 4 Subspecies
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp81SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom
Barbouriidae Christoffersen, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Seychelles
22 Genera with 97 Species
#ACLMPRST
Alpheopsis Coutière, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps48SpeciesTaxom
Arete Stimpson, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19606SpeciesTaxom
Cryptophthalmus Rafinesque, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Leontocaris Stebbing, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Ligur Sarato, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18604SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Paralatreutes Kemp, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Parhippolyte Borradaile, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Prionalpheus Banner & Banner, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Racilius Paul’son, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Salmoneus Holthuis, 19594SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19022SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 200714SpeciesTaxom
Thinora Bruce, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Triacanthoneus Anker, 2010
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Seychelles
97 Species and 4 Subspecies
Alpheopsis fissipes (Coutière, 1908)⇒ Prionalpheus fissipes Coutière, 1908
Alpheopsis idiocarpus Coutière, 1908
Alpheopsis labis Chace, 1972Tongclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus aculeipes (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
Alpheus amirantei Coutière, 1908
Alpheus bellulus Miya & Miyake, 1969Pretty Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849Flathead snapping shrimp
Alpheus bradypus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus brevipes Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus buchanorum Banner & Banner, 1983
Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
Alpheus coetivensis Coutière, 1908
Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879Petroglyph shrimp
Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909Djibouti Pistolshrimp
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860Daisy snapping shrimp
Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861Greater creeping spearwort
Alpheus gracilis alluaudi (Coutière, 1905)⇒ Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
Alpheus laevis (Randall, 1840)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus macrochirus (Richters, 1880)⇒ Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus malhaensis (Coutière, 1908)⇒ Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860
Alpheus malleodigitus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus microstylus Spence Bate, 1888
Alpheus miersi Coutière, 1898
Alpheus minus (Say, 1818)⇒ Synalpheus minus Say, 1818
Alpheus minus neptunus
Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881Smoothclaw snapping shrimp
Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852Green Banded Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus percyi Coutière, 1908
Alpheus punctatus Anker, 2012
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp
Alpheus rubromaculatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus stanleyi Coutière, 1908
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860Correll's snakewood
Arete indicus Coutière, 1903Striped Upside-down Shrimp
Aretopsis aegyptiaca (Ramadan, 1936)⇒ Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Athanas dimorphus Ortmann, 1894Hapeman's coolwort
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas dorsalis (Stimpson, 1860)⇒ Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860
Athanas indicus (Coutière, 1903)⇒ Arete indicus Coutière, 1903
Athanas marshallensis Chace, 1955
Athanas rhothionastes Banner & Banner, 1960
Cryptophthalmus olivaceus (Ehrenberg, 1831)⇒ Lathophthalmus smaragdinus Rüppell & Le..., 1828
Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904Bignose Seagrass Shrimp
Latreutes pymoeus (Nobili, 1904)⇒ Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904
Leontocaris vanderlandi Fransen, 2001
Ligur uveae Borradaile, 1900
Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888Cleaner shrimp
Lysmata kuekenthali De Man, 1902Kükenthal's Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata ternatensis De Man, 1902Ternate Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860East Asian Lined Shrimp
Metalpheus paragracilis Coutière, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Paralatreutes bicornis Kemp, 1925
Parhippolyte uveae Borradaile, 1900Red Cave Shrimp
Prionalpheus fissipes Coutière, 1908
Prionalpheus sulu Banner & Banner, 1971
Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875
Salmoneus cristatus Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus serratidigitus Coutière, 1897
Salmoneus tricristata (Banner, 1959)⇒ Salmoneus tricristatus Banner, 1959
Salmoneus tricristatus Banner, 1959
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Saron neglectus De Man, 1902Eyespot shrimp
Synalpheus apioceros Coutière, 1909
Synalpheus brevicarpus Herrick, 1891Common Snapping Shrimp
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp
Synalpheus crosnieri Banner & Banner, 1983
Synalpheus dardeaui Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Synalpheus fossor Paul´son, 1875
Synalpheus hastilicrassus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891
Synalpheus minus Say, 1818Minor snapping shrimp
Synalpheus pachymeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus paraneomeris praslini (Coutière, 1921)⇒ Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus streptodactylus Coutière, 1905
Synalpheus ul Ríos & Duffy, 2007
Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor spinosus Boone, 1935
Tozeuma armatum Paulson, 1875Banded Tozeuma Shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Seychelles
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
12
81
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
5
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
2
3
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