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Checklist for Family Callianassidae Dana, 1852 (Burrowing Ghost Shrimps)
and region Melanesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
336
1958
6058
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
334
1955
6050
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
158
1273
4744
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
157
1265
4714
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
147
1207
4462
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Thalassinidea
Latreille, 1831
5
32
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Callianassoidea
Dana, 1852
4
31
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCallianassidae
Dana, 1852
Burrowing Ghost Shrimps, Burrowing Prawns, Ghost shrimps
20
40
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Melanesia
20 Genera with 40 Species
Biffarius Manning & Fe..., 19702SpeciesTaxom
Callianassa Leach, 19058SpeciesTaxom
Calliax de Saint Lau..., 19991SpeciesTaxom
Calliaxina Ngoc-Ho, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Callichirus Stimpson, 1818mud shrimp1SpeciesTaxom
Cheramus Bate, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Corallianassa Manning, 18702SpeciesTaxom
Corallichirus Manning, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ctenocheloides Anker, 20151SpeciesTaxom
Eucalliax Manning and ..., 20063SpeciesTaxom
Glypturus Stimpson, 19884SpeciesTaxom
Gourretia de Saint Lau..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Lepidophthalmus Holmes, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Michaelcallianassa Sakai, 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Neocallichirus Sakai, 19356SpeciesTaxom
Neotrypaea Manning & Fe..., 18541SpeciesTaxom
Paratrypaea Komai & Tach..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Rayllianassa Komai & Tach..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Sergio Manning and ..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Trypaea Dana, 20142SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Melanesia
40 Species
Biffarius biformis Biffar, 1971Biform ghost shrimp
Biffarius fragilis Biffar, 1970Fragile ghost shrimp
Callianassa (Cheramus) joculatrix (De Man, 1905)⇒ Trypaea joculatrix De Man, 1905
Callianassa (Cheramus) subterranea Montagu, 1808Ghost shrimp
Callianassa amboinensis De Man, 1888
Callianassa armata (A. Milne-Edw..., 1870)⇒ Glypturus armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870
Callianassa caledonica Ngoc-Ho, 1991
Callianassa karumba (Poore & Griffin, 1979)⇒ Neocallichirus karumba Poore & Griffin, 1979
Callianassa placida (De Man, 1905)⇒ Corallianassa coutierei Nobili, 1904
Callianassa propinqua (De Man, 1905)⇒ Cheramus propinquus De Man, 1905
Calliax doerjesti (Sakai, 1999)⇒ Eucalliax doerjesti Sakai, 1999
Calliaxina novaebritanniae Borradaile, 1900
Callichirus major Say, 1818Carolinian ghost shrimp
Cheramus marginatus Rathbun, 1901
Cheramus propinquus De Man, 1905
Corallianassa coutierei Nobili, 1904
Corallianassa longiventris A. Milne-Edw..., 1870Red-Orange Ghost Shrimp
Corallichirus placidus De Man, 1905
Ctenocheloides boucheti Poore, 2015
Eucalliax doerjesti Sakai, 1999
Eucalliax mcilhennyi Felder & Man..., 1994
Eucalliax panglaoensis Dworschak, 2006
Glypturus acanthochirus Stimpson, 1866Green snakewood
Glypturus armatus A. Milne-Edw..., 1870
Glypturus longiventris A. Milne Edw..., 1870
Glypturus motupore Poore & Such..., 1988
Gourretia crosnieri Ngoc-Ho, 1991
Lepidophthalmus louisianensis Schmitt, 1935Estuarine ghost shrimp
Neocallichirus cacahuate Felder & Man..., 1995
Neocallichirus grandimana Gibbes, 1850Bighand ghost shrimp
Neocallichirus indicus (De Man, 1905)⇒ Neocallichirus jousseaumei Nobili, 1904
Neocallichirus jousseaumei Nobili, 1904
Neocallichirus karumba Poore & Griffin, 1979
Neocallichirus rathbunae Schmitt, 1935
Neotrypaea californiensis Dana, 1854Bay ghost shrimp
Paratrypaea bouvieri Nobili, 1904
Rayllianassa amboinensis De Man, 1888
Sergio trilobata Biffar, 1970
Trypaea joculatrix De Man, 1905
Trypaea rotundocula Sakai & Türkay, 2014

Subnodes of Callianassidae with occurrences in Melanesia
SubfamilyCallianassinae
Dana, 1852
7
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCallichirinae
Manning and Felder, 1991
8
16
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyCtenochelinae
Manning and Felder, 1991
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyEucalliacinae
Manning & Felder, 1991
3
5
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyGourretiinae
Sakai, 1999
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Callianassidae at artfakta.se
Callianassidae at biodiversity.org.au
Callianassidae at dyntaxa.se
Callianassidae at gbif.org
Callianassidae at irmng.org
Callianassidae at itis.gov
Callianassidae at marinespecies.org