''Callianassa'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial n ...
of
mud shrimps, in the
family
Family (from la, familia) is a group of people related either by consanguinity (by recognized birth) or affinity (by marriage or other relationship). The purpose of the family is to maintain the well-being of its members and of society. Idea ...
Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus (''
C. candida'', ''
C. tyrrhena'' and ''
C. whitei'') have been split off into a new genus, ''
Pestarella
''Pestarella'' is a genus of thalassinidean crustacean erected in 2003 from former members of the genus ''Callianassa''. It is distinguished from ''Callianassa'' by the rounded, rather than squarish telson, and by the absence of the first two ple ...
'',
while others such as ''
Callianassa filholi'' have been moved to ''
Biffarius''.
Species
Forty-six species are currently recognised in the genus ''Callianassa'':
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Callianassa acutirostella''
Sakai, 1988
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Callianassa affinis
''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 '' C ...
''
A. Milne-Edwards, 1861
*''
Callianassa amplimaxilla''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa anoploura''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa aqabaensis
''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 '' Cal ...
''
Dworschak, 2003
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Callianassa australis
''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 '' Cal ...
''
Kensley, 1974
*''
Callianassa bangensis''
Sakai, 2005
*''
Callianassa batei''
Woodward, 1869
*''
Callianassa brachytelson''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa brevirostris''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa chakratongae''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa contipes''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa costaricensis''
Sakai, 2005
*''
Callianassa diaphora''
Le Loeuff & Intes, 1974
*''
Callianassa exilimaxilla''
Sakai, 2005
*''
Callianassa gravieri''
Nobili, 1905
*''
Callianassa gruneri
''Callianassa'' is a genus of Thalassinidea, mud shrimps, in the family (biology), family Callianassidae. Three of the species in this genus (''Pestarella candida, C. candida'', ''Pestarella tyrrhena, C. tyrrhena'' and ''Pestarella whitei, C. wh ...
''
Sakai, 1999
*''
Callianassa intermedia''
De Man, 1905
*''
Callianassa joculatrix
''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 '' C ...
''
De Man, 1905
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Callianassa japonica
''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 '' C ...
''
Ortmann, 1892
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Callianassa lignicola
''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 '' Cal ...
''
Alcock & Anderson, 1899
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Callianassa limosa
''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 '' Cal ...
''
Poore, 1975
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Callianassa lobetobensis
''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 '' Cal ...
''
De Man, 1905
*''
Callianassa longicauda
''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 '' C ...
''
Sakai, 1967
*''
Callianassa malaccaensis
''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 '' Cal ...
''
Sakai, 2002
*''
Callianassa marchali
''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 matzi
''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 mocambiquensis
''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 '' C ...
''
Sakai, 2004
*''
Callianassa modesta
''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 '' Cal ...
''
De Man, 1905
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Callianassa nieli
''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 '' Cal ...
''
Sakai, 2002
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Callianassa nigroculata
''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
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Callianassa parva
''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 '' Cal ...
''
Edmondson, 1944
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Callianassa parvula
''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 '' C ...
''
Sakai, 1988
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Callianassa persica
''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 '' Cal ...
''
Sakai, 2005
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Callianassa plantei
''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, 2004
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Callianassa propriopedis''
Sakai, 2002
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Callianassa pugnatrix
''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 '' Cal ...
''
De Man, 1905
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Callianassa pygmaea''
De Man, 1928
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Callianassa rathbunae''
Glaessner, 1929
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Callianassa sahul
''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 '' C ...
''
Poore, 2008
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Callianassa spinoculata''
Sakai, 2005
*''
Callianassa stenomastaxa''
Sakai, 2002
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Callianassa subterranea
''Callianassa subterranea'' is a species of burrowing ghost shrimp. This species is known by such generic common names as "mud shrimp" and "ghost shrimp".
Description
''Callianassa subterranea'' has an elongated body, a short small carapace, an ...
''
(Montagu, 1808)
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Callianassa tabogensis
''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 '' Cal ...
''
Sakai, 2005
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Callianassa tenuipes
''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 '' Cal ...
''
Sakai, 2002
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Callianassa thailandica
''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 '' Cal ...
''
Sakai, 2005
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Callianassa thorsoni
''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 '' Cal ...
''
Sakai, 2005
Several species are known from the fossil record, including:
* †''Callianassa elegans'' Bohm 1922 (Java)
References
Thalassinidea
Decapod genera
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