WoRMS taxon details
Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850
421736 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:421736)
accepted
Species
Alpheus poeyi Guérin-Méneville, 1855 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Gibbes, L.R. (1850). On the carcinological collections of the United States, and an enumeration of species contained in them, with notes on the most remarkable, and descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> 3: 165-201. [details] 
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m)
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]
DecaNet eds. (2025). DecaNet. Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=421736 on 2025-05-03
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Nomenclature
original description
Gibbes, L.R. (1850). On the carcinological collections of the United States, and an enumeration of species contained in them, with notes on the most remarkable, and descriptions of new species. <em>Proceedings of the American Association for the Advancement of Science.</em> 3: 165-201. [details]
original description (of Alpheus poeyi Guérin-Méneville, 1855) Guérin-Méneville, F.E. (1855-1856). Animales articulados con piés articulados. In: de la Sagra, R., Historia fisica politica y natural de la isla de Cuba. Segunda Parte. Historia Natural. Tomo VII (Crustaceos, Aragnides é Insectos) [1856]. Tomo VIII (Atlas de Zoologia) [1855]: i-xxxii, 1-371, pls. 1-20. Paris. [details]
basis of record Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
original description (of Alpheus poeyi Guérin-Méneville, 1855) Guérin-Méneville, F.E. (1855-1856). Animales articulados con piés articulados. In: de la Sagra, R., Historia fisica politica y natural de la isla de Cuba. Segunda Parte. Historia Natural. Tomo VII (Crustaceos, Aragnides é Insectos) [1856]. Tomo VIII (Atlas de Zoologia) [1855]: i-xxxii, 1-371, pls. 1-20. Paris. [details]
basis of record Felder, D. L., Álvarez. F.,Goy, J.W. & Lemaitre, R. (2009). Decapoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico, with comments on the Amphionidacea,. <em>Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity.</em> Pp. 1019–1104 (Texas A&M University Press: College Station, Texas)., available online at http://biogomx.net/sites/default/files/pdfs/chapters/59-Felder%20et%20al%202009-Decapoda%20of%20the%20GoMx.pdf [details]
Other
context source (Bermuda)
Sterrer, W. (1986). Marine fauna and flora of Bermuda: a systematic guide to the identification of marine organisms. <em>Wiley-Interscience Publication. Wiley.</em> 742 pp (Nemertini part). [details] Available for editors 
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additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Anker, A.; Hurt, C.; Knowlton, N. (2008). Revision of the <i>Alpheus formosus</i> Gibbes, 1850 complex, with redescription of <i>A. formosus</i> and description of a new species from the tropical western Atlantic (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1707: 1-22. [details] Available for editors [request]
[request]additional source De Grave, S.; Fransen, C.H.J.M. (2011). Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the dendrobranchiate, stenopodidean, procarididean and caridean shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda). <em>Zoologische Mededelingen, Leiden.</em> 85(9): 195-589. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Anker, A.; Hurt, C.; Knowlton, N. (2008). Revision of the <i>Alpheus formosus</i> Gibbes, 1850 complex, with redescription of <i>A. formosus</i> and description of a new species from the tropical western Atlantic (Crustacea: Decapoda: Alpheidae). <em>Zootaxa.</em> 1707: 1-22. [details] Available for editors
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Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Depth range Shallow-waters (0-100 m) [details]Habitat Hard bottom (rock and rubbles) [details]
| Language | Name | |
|---|---|---|
| English | striped snapping shrimp | [details] |
