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 are inhabitants of the eastern Pacific Ocean.[2]

Alpheopsis
Alpheopsis equidactylus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Decapoda
Suborder: Pleocyemata
Infraorder: Caridea
Family: Alpheidae
Genus: Alpheopsis
Coutière, 1897 [1]
Species

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Species edit

The following species are recognised in the genus Alpheopsis:[3]

References edit

  1. ^ "Alpheopsis". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 10, 2010.
  2. ^ S. Boltaña; M. Thiel (2001). "Associations between two species of snapping shrimp, Alpheus inca and Alpheopsis chilensis (Decapoda: Caridea: Alpheidae)". Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom. 81 (4): 633–638. doi:10.1017/S0025315401004295. S2CID 83893269.
  3. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Alpheopsis Coutière, 1897". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2023-06-18.