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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Tunisia (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
52
115
207
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
48
105
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
10
22
55
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
7
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
4 Families width 15 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp8SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae (Dana, 1852)Anemone shrimp5SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
7 Genera with 15 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1835pistol shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Thoralus Holthuis, 18171SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
15 Species
Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832Mediterranean Snapping Prawn
Alpheus dolerus Banner, 1956
Alpheus glaber Olivi, 1792Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & G..., 1958
Alpheus lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus macrocheles Hailstone, 1835European Big Claw Snapping Prawn
Athanas nitescens Leach, 1813Hooded Shrimp
Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875
Hippolyte desmarestii (Millet, 1831)⇒ Atyaephyra desmarestii Millet, 1831
Hippolyte inermis Leach, 1816Grass Shrimp
Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Hippolyte longirostris (Czerniavsky, 1868)⇒ Hippolyte leptocerus Heller, 1863
Lysmata seticaudata Risso, 1816Mediterranean Cleaner Shrimp
Synalpheus gambarelloides Nardo, 1847
Thoralus cranchii (Leach, 1817)⇒ Eualus cranchii Leach, 1817, 1875

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Tunisia
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
3
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
2
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
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