Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Southern Africa (Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 333
1353
3152 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 330
1350
3144 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 126
588
1419 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 124
579
1397 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 115
535
1257 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 22
96
264 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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Superfamily
| Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 5
24
74 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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List of families for Southern Africa
5 Families width 74 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Southern Africa
24 Genera with 74 Species #ABCEHLMNORST
| Alope White, 1890 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheopsis Coutière, 1952 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Alpheus Fabricius, 1862 | pistol shrimps | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Athanas Leach, 1813 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Betaeopsis Yaldwyn, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Betaeus Dana, 1852 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Chorismus Bate, 1888 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eualus Thallwitz, 1951 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 1915 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolysmata Stimpson, 1850 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolyte Leach, 1837 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Latreutes Stimpson, 1914 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Lebbeus White, 1947 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leontocaris Stebbing, 1998 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmata Risso, 1850 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Merhippolyte Bate, 1973 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Nauticaris Bate, 0 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Ogyrides Stebbing, 1947 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Racilius Paul’son, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rugathanas Anker & Jeng, 1960 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saron Thallwitz, 1811 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Synalpheus Bate, 1875 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Thor Kingsley, 1935 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Tozeuma Stimpson, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Southern Africa
74 Species and 1 Subspecies | Alope australis (Baker, 1904) | ⇒ Alope orientalis De Man, 1890 | | Alope orientalis De Man, 1890 | Bald Prawn | | Alpheopsis africana Holthuis, 1952 | Common hop | | Alpheus bidens Olivier, 1811 | Mottled Snapping Prawn | | Alpheus bisincisus De Haan, 1849 | Flathead snapping shrimp | | Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905 | | | Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860 | Correll's snakewood | | Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865) | ⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849 | | Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878 | Cylindrial snapping shrimp | | Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879 | Petroglyph shrimp | | Alpheus dissodontonotus (Stebbing, 1915) | ⇒ Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879 | | Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956 | | | Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826) | ⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835 | | Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878 | Sand snapping shrimp | | Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849 | Brownbar snapping shrimp | | Alpheus longecarinatus Hilgendorf, 1879 | Chocolate vine | | Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | Coral pistol shrimp | | Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835 | European Big Claw Snapping Prawn | | Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878 | Green snapping shrimp | | Alpheus pareuchirus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905 | | | Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908 | Partner Shrimp | | Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798 | Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp | | Alpheus socialis Heller, 1862 | Ice cold buttercup | | Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897 | Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp | | Athanas minikoensis Coutière, 1903 | | | Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813 | Hooded Shrimp | | Betaeopsis aequimanus Dana, 1852 | Alpheid Shrimp | | Betaeus aequimanus (Dana, 1852) | ⇒ Betaeopsis aequimanus Dana, 1852 | | Betaeus emarginatus H.Milne Edwards, 1837 | | | Betaeus jucundus Barnard, 1947 | | | Betaeus levifrons Vinogradov, 1950 | | | Betaeus truncatus Dana, 1852 | | | Chorismus antarcticus Pfeffer, 1887 | | | Chorismus tuberculatus Spence Bate, 1888 | | | Eualus cteniferus Barnard, 1950 | | | Eualus lebourae Holthuis, 1951 | Hop | | Exhippolysmata tugela | | | Exhippolysmata tugelae Stebbing, 1915 | | | Hippolysmata durbanensis (Stebbing, 1921) | ⇒ Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850 | | Hippolysmata kukenthali (De Man, 1902) | ⇒ Lysmata kuekenthali De Man, 1902 | | Hippolysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850 | | | Hippolyte catagrapha d´Udekem d´A..., 2007 | Crinoid shrimp | | Hippolyte kraussiana Stimpson, 1860 | | | Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Broken-back Shrimp | | Latreutes fucorum Fabricius, 1798 | Slender sargassum shrimp | | Latreutes mucronatus Stimpson, 1860 | Seagrass Shrimp | | Latreutes natalensis (Lenz & Strunck, 1914) | ⇒ Latreutes mucronatus Stimpson, 1860 | | Lebbeus saldanhae Barnard, 1947 | Chinese mysterysnail | | Leontocaris paulsoni Stebbing, 1905 | | | Leontocaris yarramundi Taylor & Poore, 1998 | | | Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888 | Cleaner shrimp | | Lysmata kuekenthali De Man, 1902 | Kükenthal's Cleaner Shrimp | | Lysmata rathbunae Chace, 1970 | Rathbun cleaner shrimp | | Lysmata uncicornis Holthuis & M..., 1952 | Redbanded Peppermint Shrimp | | Lysmata vittata Stimpson, 1860 | East Asian Lined Shrimp | | Lysmata wurdemanni Gibbes, 1850 | Peppermint shrimp | | Merhippolyte agulhasensis Spence Bate, 1888 | | | Merhippolyte ancistrota Crosnier & F..., 1973 | | | Nauticaris marionis Spence Bate, 1888 | | | Nauticaris mavionis | | | Ogyrides orientalis Stimpson, 1860 | Telescope shrimp | | Ogyrides saldanhae Barnard, 1947 | | | Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875 | | | Rugathanas verrucosus Banner & Banner, 1960 | | | Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811 | Common Marble Shrimp | | Synalpheus brooksi Coutière, 1909 | | | Synalpheus jedanensis De Man, 1909 | | | Synalpheus longicarpus Herrick, 1891 | | | Synalpheus townsendi Coutière, 1909 | Townsend snapping shrimp | | Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875 | | | Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888 | Anemone shrimp | | Thor spinosus Boone, 1935 | | | Tozeuma armatum Paulson, 1875 | Banded Tozeuma Shrimp | | Tozeuma novaezealandiae Borradaile, 1916 | |
Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa | Family | Alpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps | 8
37 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns | 10
22 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lysmatidae
Dana, 1852
| 2
8 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Ogyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps | 1
2 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Thoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp | 3
5 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
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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
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