Heptacarpus Explained

Heptacarpus is a genus of shrimps in the family Thoridae. There are more than 30 described species in the genus Heptacarpus.

Species

The following species are recognised in the genus Heptacarpus:^[1]

• Heptacarpus acuticarinatus Komai & Ivanov, 2008
• Heptacarpus brachydactylus (M.J.Rathbun, 1902) (island coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus brevirostris (Dana, 1852) (stout coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus camtschaticus (Stimpson, 1860) (northern coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus carinatus Holmes, 1900 (smalleye coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus commensalis Hayashi, 1979
• Heptacarpus decorus (M.J.Rathbun, 1902) (elegant coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus flexus (M.J.Rathbun, 1902) (slenderbeak coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus franciscanus (Schmitt, 1921) (Franciscan coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus fuscimaculatus Wicksten, 1986
• Heptacarpus futilirostris (Bate, 1888) (toy shrimp)
• Heptacarpus geniculatus (Stimpson, 1860) (flexed shrimp)
• Heptacarpus grebnitzkii (Rathbun, 1902)
• Heptacarpus herdmani (herdman coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus igarashii Hayashi & Chiba, 1989
• Heptacarpus jordani (Rathbun, 1902)
• Heptacarpus kincaidi (M.J.Rathbun, 1902) (Kincaid coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus longirostris (Kobyakova, 1936)
• Heptacarpus maxillipes (M.J.Rathbun, 1902) (Aleutian coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus minutus (Yokoya, 1930)
• Heptacarpus moseri (M.J.Rathbun, 1902) (alaska coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus palpator (Owen, 1839) (intertidal coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus paludicola Holmes, 1900 (California coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus pandaloides (Stimpson, 1860) (tsuno shrimp)
• Heptacarpus pugettensis Jensen, 1983 (barred shrimp)
• Heptacarpus rectirostris (Stimpson, 1860)
• Heptacarpus sitchensis (Brandt, 1851) (red-banded transparent shrimp)
• Heptacarpus stimpsoni Holthuis, 1947 (stimpson coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus stylus (Stimpson, 1864) (stiletto coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus taylori (Stimpson, 1857) (taylor coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus tenuissimus Holmes, 1900 (slender coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus tridens (M.J.Rathbun, 1902) (threespine coastal shrimp)
• Heptacarpus yaldwyni Wicksten, 1984

Further reading

• Annotated checklist of decapod crustaceans of Atlantic coastal and continental shelf waters of the United States. 2003. Nizinski . Martha S.. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 116. 1. 96–157. 0006-324X.

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Heptacarpus Holmes, 1900 . 2023-06-17 . www.marinespecies.org.