Hippolytidae
Encyclopedia
Hippolytidae is a family
of cleaner shrimp
, also known as broken-back shrimp or anemone shrimp. The term "broken-back shrimp" also applies to the genus
Hippolyte
in particular and "cleaner shrimp" is sometimes applied exclusively to Lysmata amboinensis.
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of cleaner shrimp
Cleaner shrimp
Cleaner shrimp is a generic term for any swimming decapod crustacean that cleans other organisms of parasites. This is a widely-cited example of symbiosis: a relationship in which both parties benefit. The fish benefit by having parasites removed from them, and the shrimp gain the nutritional value...
, also known as broken-back shrimp or anemone shrimp. The term "broken-back shrimp" also applies to the genus
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
Hippolyte
Hippolyte (genus)
Hippolyte is a genus of shrimp of the family Hippolytidae, containing the following species:*Hippolyte acuta *Hippolyte australiensis *Hippolyte bifidirostris...
in particular and "cleaner shrimp" is sometimes applied exclusively to Lysmata amboinensis.
Genera
There are 36 recognised genera in the family:- AlopeAlope (shrimp)Alope is a genus of shrimp in the family Hippolytidae, comprising two species:*Alope orientalis is widely distributed across the Indo-West Pacific....
White, 1847 - Bathyhippolyte Hayashi & Miyake, 1970
- BiruliaBiruliaBirulia is a genus of shrimp. It is one of a group of genera that are usually treated as part of the family Hippolytidae, but have also been separated off as the family Thoridae....
Bražnikov, 1903 - Bythocarides Sokolov, 2002
- Bythocaris Sars, 1870
- Calliasmata Holthuis, 1973
- Caridion Goës, 1864
- Chorismus Bate, 1888
- Cryptocheles Sars, 1870
- Eualus Thallwitz, 1892
- Eumanningia Crosnier, 2000
- Exhippolysmata Stebbing, 1915
- Gelastocaris Kemp, 1914
- Gelastreutes Bruce, 1990
- Heptacarpus Holmes, 1900
- HippolyteHippolyte (genus)Hippolyte is a genus of shrimp of the family Hippolytidae, containing the following species:*Hippolyte acuta *Hippolyte australiensis *Hippolyte bifidirostris...
Leach, 1814 - Latreutes Stimpson, 1860
- LebbeusLebbeusLebbeus is a genus of shrimp in the family Hippolytidae. It includes a species whose name was auctioned in 2009 to raise funds for conservation; Luc Longley won with a bid of A$3,600, and named the shrimp Lebbeus clarehanna...
White, 1847 - Leontocaris Stebbing, 1905
- Ligur Sarato, 1885
- LysmataLysmataLysmata is a genus of cleaner shrimp, containing the following species:*Lysmata amboinensis *Lysmata anchisteus Chace, 1972*Lysmata ankeri Rhyne & Lin, 2006*Lysmata argentopunctata Wicksten, 2000...
Risso, 1816 - Lysmatella Borradaile, 1915
- Merguia Kemp, 1914
- Merhippolyte Bate, 1888
- Mimocaris Nobili, 1903
- Nauticaris Bate, 1888
- Paralatreutes Kemp, 1925
- Paralebbeus Bruce & Chace, 1986
- Phycocaris Kemp, 1916
- Saron Thallwitz, 1891
- Spirontocaris Bate, 1888
- Thinora Bruce, 1998
- Thor Kingsley, 1878
- Thorella Bruce, 1982
- Tozeuma Stimpson, 1860
- Trachycaris Calman, 1906