''Alima'' is a genus of

shrimp A shrimp (: shrimp (American English, US) or shrimps (British English, UK)) is a crustacean with an elongated body and a primarily Aquatic locomotion, swimming mode of locomotion – typically Decapods belonging to the Caridea or Dendrobranchi ...

s belonging to the family

Squillidae Squillidae is a family of mantis shrimp, the only family in the superfamily Squilloidea. The type genus is '' Squilla''. It is the stomatopod family with the most genera, as follows: *''Alima The Alima River () is a tributary of the Congo ...

, and was first described in 1817 by

William Elford Leach William Elford Leach (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist. Life and work Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a medical apprenticesh ...

. Leach describes the genus as

Species

Species accepted by the

World Register of Marine Species The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...

are: * '' Alima hieroglyphica'' (Kemp, 1911) * '' Alima hildebrandi'' (Schmitt, 1940) * '' Alima maxima'' Ahyong, 2002 * '' Alima neptuni'' (Linnaeus, 1768) * '' Alima orientalis'' Manning, 1978 * '' Alima pacifica'' Ahyong, 2001

References

Taxa named by William Elford Leach Crustaceans described in 1817 Stomatopoda {{Stomatopod-stub