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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Western Indian Ocean (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
53
117
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
53
117
161
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
48
109
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
48
109
151
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
46
107
149
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
7
29
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
4
10
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Indian Ocean
4 Families width 16 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp7SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Lysmatidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Indian Ocean
10 Genera with 16 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1981pistol shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Gelastocaris Kemp, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Ligur Sarato, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Lysmata Risso, 20211SpeciesTaxom
Phycocaris Kemp, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Thor Kingsley, 19351SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Indian Ocean
16 Species
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus randalli Banner & Banner, 1980Candy Stripe Pistol Shrimp
Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908Partner Shrimp
Alpheus rubromaculatus Karplus, Szl..., 1981Red Spotted Snapping Shrimp
Athanas djiboutensis Coutière, 1897Black-sided Bulldozer-shrimp
Athanas marshallensis Chace, 1955
Gelastocaris paronae Nobili, 1905Cryptic Sponge Shrimp
Gelastocaris paronai Nobili, 1905
Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904Bignose Seagrass Shrimp
Latreutes pymoeus (Nobili, 1904)⇒ Latreutes pygmoeus Nobili, 1904
Ligur uveae Borradaile, 1900
Lysmata malagasy Ashrafi, Bae..., 2021Madagascar Cleaner Shrimp
Phycocaris simulans Kemp, 1916Algae Shrimp
Saron neglectus De Man, 1902Eyespot shrimp
Synalpheus neomeris De Man, 1897Soft Coral Snapping Shrimp
Thor spinosus Boone, 1935

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Western Indian Ocean
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
3
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
4
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyLysmatidae
Dana, 1852
2
2
Genera
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