Alpheus cedrici

Taxonavigation

Alpheus cedrici holotype, dorsal view

Taxonavigation: Alpheoidea

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

Familia: Alpheidae
Genus: Alpheus
Species: Alpheus cedrici

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 .