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Checklist for Superfamily Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
and region Zanzibar Archipelago (Tanzania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
109
274
393
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
108
273
392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
63
200
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
63
200
306
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
58
185
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
7
29
53
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Alpheoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
2
5
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Zanzibar Archipelago
2 Families width 15 Species
Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815Alpheid shrimp13SpeciesTaxom
Hippolytidae Dana, 1852Anemone shrimp2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Zanzibar Archipelago
5 Genera with 15 Species
Alpheus Fabricius, 1878pistol shrimps12SpeciesTaxom
Athanas Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Phycocaris Kemp, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Saron Thallwitz, 18111SpeciesTaxom
Synalpheus Bate, 18611SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Zanzibar Archipelago
15 Species
Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne Edw..., 1837
Alpheus crinitus 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 lobidens De Haan, 1849Brownbar snapping shrimp
Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838Coral pistol shrimp
Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852Snowflake snapping shrimp
Alpheus sublucanus (Forsskål, 1775)⇒ Alpheus lottini Guérin-Ménev..., 1838
Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878Coulter's saltbush
Phycocaris simulans Kemp, 1916Algae Shrimp
Saron marmoratus Olivier, 1811Common Marble Shrimp
Synalpheus charon Heller, 1861Red-coral pistol shrimp

Subnodes of Alpheoidea with occurrences in Zanzibar Archipelago
FamilyAlpheidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Alpheid shrimp, Alpheid shrimps, cracker shrimps, Pistol shrimp, Pistol shrimps, snapping prawns, Snapping shrimp, Snapping shrimps
3
13
Genera
Species

Taxom

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