Betaeus
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Betaeus is a genus
of shrimp
s of the family
Alpheidae
, containing the following species:
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...
of shrimp
Shrimp
Shrimp are swimming, decapod crustaceans classified in the infraorder Caridea, found widely around the world in both fresh and salt water. Adult shrimp are filter feeding benthic animals living close to the bottom. They can live in schools and can swim rapidly backwards. Shrimp are an important...
s of the family
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...
Alpheidae
Alpheidae
Alpheidae is a family of caridean snapping shrimp characterized by having asymmetrical claws, the larger of which is typically capable of producing a loud snapping sound. Other common names of these species include pistol shrimp or alpheid shrimp.The family is diverse and worldwide in distribution,...
, containing the following species:
- Betaeus australis Stimpson, 1860
- Betaeus emarginatus (H. Milne-Edwards, 1837)
- Betaeus ensenadensis Glassell, 1938
- Betaeus gelasinifer Nomura & Komai, 2000
- Betaeus gracilis Hart, 1964
- Betaeus granulimanus Yokoya, 1927
- Betaeus harfordi (Kingsley, 1878)
- Betaeus harrimani Rathbun, 1904
- Betaeus jucundus Barnard, 1947
- Betaeus lilianae Boschi, 1966
- Betaeus longidactylus Lockington, 1877
- Betaeus macginitieae Hart, 1964
- Betaeus pingi Yu, 1930
- Betaeus setosus Hart, 1964
- Betaeus truncatus Dana, 1852