''Callianassa'' is a
genus
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of
mud shrimps, in the
family
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Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus (''
C. candida'', ''
C. tyrrhena'' and ''
C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, ''
Pestarella'',
while others such as ''
Callianassa filholi'' have been moved to ''
Biffarius''.
Species
Forty-six species are currently recognised in the genus ''Callianassa'':
*''
Callianassa acutirostella''
Sakai, 1988
*''
Callianassa affinis''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1861
*''
Callianassa amplimaxilla
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus ('' C. candida'', '' C. tyrrhena'' and '' C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, '' Pestarella'', while others such as '' Ca ...
''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa anoploura''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa aqabaensis''
Dworschak, 2003
*''
Callianassa australis''
Kensley, 1974
*''
Callianassa bangensis
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus ('' C. candida'', '' C. tyrrhena'' and '' C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, '' Pestarella'', while others such as '' Ca ...
''
Sakai, 2005
*''
Callianassa batei
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus ('' C. candida'', '' C. tyrrhena'' and '' C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, '' Pestarella'', while others such as '' Ca ...
''
Woodward, 1869
*''
Callianassa brachytelson
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus ('' C. candida'', '' C. tyrrhena'' and '' C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, '' Pestarella'', while others such as '' Ca ...
''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa brevirostris
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus ('' C. candida'', '' C. tyrrhena'' and '' C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, '' Pestarella'', while others such as '' Ca ...
''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa chakratongae
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus ('' C. candida'', '' C. tyrrhena'' and '' C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, '' Pestarella'', while others such as '' Ca ...
''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa contipes
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus ('' C. candida'', '' C. tyrrhena'' and '' C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, '' Pestarella'', while others such as '' Ca ...
''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa costaricensis
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus ('' C. candida'', '' C. tyrrhena'' and '' C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, '' Pestarella'', while others such as '' Ca ...
''
Sakai, 2005
*''
Callianassa diaphora
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus ('' C. candida'', '' C. tyrrhena'' and '' C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, '' Pestarella'', while others such as '' Ca ...
''
Le Loeuff & Intes, 1974
*''
Callianassa exilimaxilla
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus ('' C. candida'', '' C. tyrrhena'' and '' C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, '' Pestarella'', while others such as '' Ca ...
''
Sakai, 2005
*''
Callianassa gravieri
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus ('' C. candida'', '' C. tyrrhena'' and '' C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, '' Pestarella'', while others such as '' Ca ...
''
Nobili, 1905
*''
Callianassa gruneri
''Callianassa'' is a genus of mud shrimps, in the family Callianassidae
Callianassidae is a family of ghost shrimp of the order Decapoda.
Subfamilies and genera
''Callianassidae'' is divided into 41 genera:
* '' Aqaballianassa'' Poore, ...
''
Sakai, 1999
*''
Callianassa intermedia''
De Man, 1905
*''
Callianassa joculatrix''
De Man, 1905
*''
Callianassa japonica''
Ortmann, 1892
*''
Callianassa lignicola''
Alcock & Anderson, 1899
*''
Callianassa limosa''
Poore, 1975
*''
Callianassa lobetobensis''
De Man, 1905
*''
Callianassa longicauda''
Sakai, 1967
*''
Callianassa malaccaensis''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa marchali''
Le Loeuff & Intes, 1974
*''
Callianassa matzi''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa mocambiquensis''
Sakai, 2004
*''
Callianassa modesta''
De Man, 1905
*''
Callianassa nieli''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa nigroculata''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa parva''
Edmondson, 1944
*''
Callianassa parvula''
Sakai, 1988
*''
Callianassa persica''
Sakai, 2005
*''
Callianassa plantei''
Sakai, 2004
*''
Callianassa propriopedis''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa pugnatrix''
De Man, 1905
*''
Callianassa pygmaea''
De Man, 1928
*''
Callianassa rathbunae''
Glaessner, 1929
*''
Callianassa sahul''
Poore, 2008
*''
Callianassa spinoculata''
Sakai, 2005
*''
Callianassa stenomastaxa''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa subterranea''
(Montagu, 1808)
*''
Callianassa tabogensis''
Sakai, 2005
*''
Callianassa tenuipes''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa thailandica''
Sakai, 2005
*''
Callianassa thorsoni''
Sakai, 2005
Several species are known from the fossil record, including:
* †''Callianassa elegans'' Bohm 1922 (Java)
References
Thalassinidea
Decapod genera
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