Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Tanzania (East Africa)
Class
| Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans | 157
518
1014 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Subclass
| Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
| 156
517
1012 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superorder
| Eucarida
Calman, 1904
| 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Order
| Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns | 81
341
735 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Suborder
| Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
| 74
319
695 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Infraorder
| Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps | 12
75
181 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
Superfamily
| Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
| 4
12
39 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
|
List of families for Tanzania
4 Families width 39 Species and 1 Subspecies
Genera for Tanzania
12 Genera with 39 Species | Alpheus Fabricius, 1878 | pistol shrimps | 20 | Species | Taxom | | Arete Stimpson, 1910 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Athanas Leach, 1903 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Gelastocaris Kemp, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hippolyte Leach, 1837 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lysmata Risso, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phycocaris Kemp, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Racilius Paul’son, 1875 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Saron Thallwitz, 1984 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Synalpheus Bate, 1905 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Thinora Bruce, 1915 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Thor Kingsley, 1888 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Species list for Tanzania
39 Species and 1 Subspecies | Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | | | Alpheus crassimanus (Heller, 1865) | ⇒ Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849 | | Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852 | | | Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852 | | | Alpheus edwardsii (Audouin, 1826) | ⇒ Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835 | | Alpheus edwarsii Audouin, 1827 | | | Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958 | | | Alpheus intrinsecus Spence Bate, 1888 | | | Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852 | | | 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 pacificus Dana, 1852 | | | Alpheus randalli Banner & Banner, 1980 | Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp | | Alpheus rapax Fabricius, 1798 | Blue And Yellow Goby Shrimp | | Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852 | Snowflake snapping shrimp | | Alpheus strenuus strenuus Dana, 1852 | | | Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775) | ⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838 | | Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878 | Coulter's saltbush | | Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860 | Correll's snakewood | | Arete indicus Coutière, 1903 | Striped Upside-down Shrimp | | Arete iphianassa (De Man, 1910) | ⇒ Arete indicus Coutière, 1903 | | Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897 | Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp | | Athanas dorsalis (Stimpson, 1860) | ⇒ Arete dorsalis Stimpson, 1860 | | Athanas kominatoensis (Kubo, 1942) | ⇒ Arete indicus Coutière, 1903 | | Athanas minikoensis Coutière, 1903 | | | Gelastocaris paronae Nobili, 1905 | Cryptic Sponge Shrimp | | Gelastocaris paronai Nobili, 1905 | | | Hippolyte catagrapha d´Udekem d´A..., 2007 | Crinoid shrimp | | Hippolyte ventricosa H. Milne Edw..., 1837 | Broken-back Shrimp | | Lysmata amboinensis De Man, 1888 | Cleaner shrimp | | Phycocaris simulans Kemp, 1916 | Algae Shrimp | | Racilius compressus Paul´son, 1875 | | | Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811 | Common Marble Shrimp | | Saron rectirostris Hayashi, 1984 | Purple-legged Marbleshrimp | | Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861 | Red-coral pistol shrimp | | Synalpheus paraneomeris Coutière, 1905 | | | Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915 | | | Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888 | Anemone shrimp |
Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Tanzania | Family | Alpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps | 5
29 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Hippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns | 4
7 | Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Lysmatidae
Dana, 1852
| 1
1 | Genus
Species |
Taxom
| | Family | Thoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp | 2
2 | 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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