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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Western Port (Victoria, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
112
278
426
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
110
276
424
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
38
82
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
38
82
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
37
81
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
8
11
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
5
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Port
3 Families width 9 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp6SpeciesTaxom
Thoridae Kingsley, 1878Anemone shrimp0SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Port
5 Genera with 9 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1811pistol shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Eualus Thallwitz, 1892
0SpeciesTaxom
Hippolyte Leach, 19472SpeciesTaxom
Latreutes Stimpson, 18601SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18751SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Port
9 Species
Alpheus astrinx Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876Dense twinpod
Alpheus parasocialis Banner & Banner, 1982
Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn, 1971Richardson's Snapping Shrimp
Alpheus villosus Olivier, 1811
Hippolyte australiensis Stimpson, 1860Southern Weed Shrimp
Hippolyte caradina Holthuis, 1947Heartleaf nettle
Latreutes compressus Stimpson, 1860Green Prawn
Synalpheus tumidomanus Paul’son, 1875

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Western Port
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
2
6
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyHippolytidae
Dana, 1852
Anemone shrimp, Anemone shrimps, Broken-back shrimp, Broken-back shrimps, Cleaner shrimps, Cock Shrimps, Humpback Prawns
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyThoridae
Kingsley, 1878
anemone shrimp, Broken-back shrimp
1
0
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