Alpheus cedrici

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Alpheoidea
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Kingdom: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: ParaHoxozoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Mandibulata Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Eucarida Ordo: Decapoda Subordo: Pleocyemata Infraordo: Caridea Superfamilia: Alpheoidea

Familia: Alpheidae
Genus: Alpheus
Species:

Name

Alpheus cedrici Anker & De Grave, 2012: figs. 1-3

Holotype: OUMNH.ZC.2008-11-0017, ♂.

Type locality: Ascension Island, west side of English Bay, 07°53.675'S, 014°22.999'W, depth 10 m, under rocks, leg S. & H. De Grave, 16.04.2008.

Etymology: "Named after our friend and colleague, Dr. Cedric d’Udekem d’Acoz, in recognition of his important contribution to the taxonomy of caridean shrimp and other decapods, particularly in the Atlantic Ocean."

References

Anker, A. & De Grave, S. 2012. Description of Alpheus cedrici sp. n., a strikingly coloured snapping shrimp (Crustacea, Decapoda, Alpheidae) from Ascension Island, central Atlantic Ocean. ZooKeys 183: 1–15. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.183.3073 . Reference page.