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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Southern South America (South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
321
1128
2408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
318
1123
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
110
413
981
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
108
405
941
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
101
376
882
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
58
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
19
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern South America
4 Families width 53 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp33SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp12SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern South America
19 Genera with 53 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1988pistol shrimps23SpeciesTaxom
Betaeus Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Chorismus Bate, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Heptacarpus Holmes, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Hippolysmata Stimpson, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 19245SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Lebbeus White, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Leptalpheus A.B. Williams, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Metabetaeus Borradaile, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Metalpheus Coutière, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Nauticaris Bate, 02SpeciesTaxom
Spirontocaris Bate, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18371SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Trachycarcinus Faxon, 19711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
53 Species
Alpheopsis chilensis Coutière, 1897
Alpheus audouini Coutière, 1905
Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877Olive snapping shrimp
Alpheus chilensis Lenz, 1902
Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826)⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835
Alpheus firmus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus heterocarpus Yu, 1935
Alpheus inca Wicksten & M..., 1981
Alpheus lacertosus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
Alpheus longinquus W. Kim & Abele, 1988Long palmed pistol shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876Dense twinpod
Alpheus novaezelandiae (Miers, 1876)⇒ Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus platycheirus (Boone, 1927)⇒ Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878
Alpheus pouang Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus puapeba Christoffersen, 1979
Alpheus rostratipes (Pocock, 1890)⇒ Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus tenuis W. Kim & Abele, 1988
Betaeus emarginatus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Betaeus lilianae Boschi, 1966
Betaeus scabro-digitus (Dana, 1852)⇒ Betaeus emarginatus H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Betaeus truncatus Dana, 1852
Chorismus antarcticus Pfeffer, 1887
Chorismus tuberculatus Spence Bate, 1888
Eualus dozei A.Milne-Edwards, 1891
Heptacarpus flexus Rathbun, 1902Slenderbeak coastal shrimp
Hippolysmata porteri (Rathbun, 1907)⇒ Lysmata porteri Rathbun, 1907
Hippolyte coerulescens Fabricius, 1775Cerulean sargassum shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte obliquimanus Dana, 1852Western Atlantic Shrimp
Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837Broken-back Shrimp
Hippolyte williamsi Schmitt, 1924
Latreutes antiborealis Holthuis, 1952Common hop
Lebbeus scrippsi Wicksten & M..., 1982
Leptalpheus felderi Anker, Vera ..., 2006
Lysmata nilita Dohrn & Holt..., 1950Red Banded Cleaner Shrimp
Lysmata porteri Rathbun, 1907
Lysmata trisetacea Heller, 1861
Metabetaeus lohena Banner & Banner, 1960Anchialine snapping shrimp
Metabetaeus minutus Whitelegge, 1897
Metalpheus rostratipes Pocock, 1890
Nauticaris magellanica A.Milne-Edwards, 1891
Nauticaris mavionis
Synalpheus spinifrons H.Milne Edwards, 1837
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp
Thor spinosus Boone, 1935
Trachycarcinus hystricosum (Garth, 1971)⇒ Trichopeltarion hystricosum Garth, 1971

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Southern South America
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
7
33
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
6
12
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
5
5
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