Alpheopsis

Alpheopsis
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Alpheidae
Genus: Alpheopsis
Coutière, 1897 [1]
Species

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Alpheopsis is a genus of shrimp of the family Alpheidae. Several species of the genus have been known to share the same burrows with members of different species. They inhabit the Eastern Pacific Ocean.[2]

Species

The genus includes the following species:[3]

  • Alpheopsis aequalis Coutière, 1896
  • Alpheopsis africana Holthuis, 1952
  • Alpheopsis allanhancocki Wicksten, 1992
  • Alpheopsis azorica Anker, d'Udekem d'Acoz & Poddoubtchenko, 2005
  • Alpheopsis biunguiculata Banner, 1953:
  • Alpheopsis chalciope De Man, 1910
  • Alpheopsis chilensis Coutière, 1896
  • Alpheopsis cortesiana Wicksten & Hendrickx, 1986
  • Alpheopsis diabolus Banner, 1956
  • Alpheopsis equidactylus (Lockington, 1877)
  • Alpheopsis harperi Wicksten, 1984
  • Alpheopsis idiocarpus Coutière, 1908
  • Alpheopsis labis Chace, 1972
  • Alpheopsis shearmii (Alcock & Anderson, 1899)
  • Alpheopsis tetrarthri Banner, 1956
  • Alpheopsis trigona (Rathbun, 1901)
  • Alpheopsis trispinosa (Stimpson, 1860)
  • Alpheopsis undicola Banner & Banner, 1973
  • Alpheopsis vietnamensis Tiwari, 1964
  • Alpheopsis yaldwyni Banner & Banner, 1973

References

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