WoRMS taxon details
Synalpheus brevicarpus (Herrick, 1891)
421754 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:421754)
accepted
Species
Alpheus saulcyi f. brevicarpus Herrick, 1891 · unaccepted > superseded combination
Synalpheus brevicarpus guerini Coutière, 1909 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
- Subspecies Synalpheus brevicarpus guerini Coutière, 1909 accepted as Synalpheus brevicarpus (Herrick, 1891) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of Alpheus saulcyi f. brevicarpus Herrick, 1891) Herrick, F.H. (1891). <i>Alpheus</i>: a study in the development of Crustacea. In: Brooks, W.K. & F.H. Herrick, The embryology and metamorphosis of the Macroura. <em>Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington.</em> 5: 370-463; Pls. 19-57. [details] 
Type locality contained in Bahamian
type locality contained in Bahamian [from synonym] [view taxon] [details]
DecaNet eds. (2026). DecaNet. Synalpheus brevicarpus (Herrick, 1891). Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=421754 on 2026-04-26
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Nomenclature
original description
(of Alpheus saulcyi f. brevicarpus Herrick, 1891) Herrick, F.H. (1891). <i>Alpheus</i>: a study in the development of Crustacea. In: Brooks, W.K. & F.H. Herrick, The embryology and metamorphosis of the Macroura. <em>Memoirs of the National Academy of Sciences, Washington.</em> 5: 370-463; Pls. 19-57. [details] 
original description (of Synalpheus brevicarpus guerini Coutière, 1909) Coutière, H. (1909). The American species of snapping shrimps of the genus <i>Synalpheus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 36: 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.36-1659.1 [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, In: Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity. 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] Available for editors
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original description (of Synalpheus brevicarpus guerini Coutière, 1909) Coutière, H. (1909). The American species of snapping shrimps of the genus <i>Synalpheus</i>. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 36: 1-93., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.36-1659.1 [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, In: Felder, D.L., and Camp, D.K. (eds), Gulf of Mexico - Origins, Waters, and Biota. Vol. 1. Biodiversity. 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] Available for editors
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 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]
Present
Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio
Inaccurate
Introduced: alien
Containing type locality
To Barcode of Life (5 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synalpheus brevicarpus)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Alpheus saulcyi f. brevicarpus Herrick, 1891)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Synalpheus brevicarpus guerini Coutière, 1909)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (6 records)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (11 publications)
To CRUSTA
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Synalpheus brevicarpus)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 15 proteins) (from synonym Alpheus saulcyi f. brevicarpus Herrick, 1891)
To GenBank (29 nucleotides; 15 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (1 record) (from synonym Synalpheus brevicarpus guerini Coutière, 1909)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (6 records)
To ITIS