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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Vanuatu (Melanesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
109
351
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
90
316
704
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
86
305
692
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
17
55
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
5
10
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vanuatu
5 Families width 18 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp16SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18520SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrididae Holthuis, 1955Long-eyed shrimps0SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vanuatu
10 Genera with 18 Species
Alpheopsis Coutière, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Alpheus Fabricius, 1908pistol shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Aretopsis De Man, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 1816
0SpeciesTaxom
Ogyrides Stebbing, 1914
0SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Tozeuma Stimpson, 1860
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vanuatu
18 Species
Alpheopsis keiji Anker, 2017
Alpheus crockeri Armstrong, 1941
Alpheus explorator Boone, 1935
Alpheus frontalis H. Milne Edw..., 1837Cyanobacteria Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus longipalma Komai & Ohtomi, 2018
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus praedator De Man, 1908
Alpheus pustulosus Banner & Banner, 1968
Alpheus soelae Banner & Banner, 1986
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus tenuicarpus De Man, 1908
Aretopsis amabilis De Man, 1910Hermit Crab Alpheid Shrimp
Saron rectirostris Hayashi, 1984Purple-legged Marbleshrimp
Synalpheus odontophorus De Man, 1909
Synalpheus trispinosus De Man, 1910
Thor amboinensis De Man, 1888Anemone shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Vanuatu
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
4
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
3
1
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyOgyrididae
Holthuis, 1955
long-eyed shrimps, Longeye shrimps
1
0
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