Athanas

Athanas
	Athanas granti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Caridea
Family:	Alpheidae
Genus:	Athanas; Leach, 1814

Athanas is a genus of shrimp of the family Alpheidae. These are small shrimp measuring 2 cm in length. Females have smaller chelae than males.^[1]

Some species, including A. djiboutensis, are called "bulldozer shrimp" because of the way that they push sand and small stones about.

Species[]

This is a list of species in the genus Athanas:^[2]

Holthuis, 1951
Anker & Marin, 2007
Athanas areteformis Coutière, 1903
Anker, Jeng & Chan, 2001
Ortmann, 1894
Coutière, 1897^[3]
Banner & Banner, 1978
Boone, 1935
Coutière, 1908
Coutière, 1911
Coutière, 1908
Bruce, 1990
Anker, Naderloo & Marin, 2010
Anker & Ahyong, 2007^[4]
Kubo, 1936
De Man, 1910
Banner & Banner, 1973
Chace, 1955
Coutière, 1903
Banner & Banner, 1966
(Leach, 1814)
Holthuis, 1951
Yokoya, 1936
Pearson, 1905
Banner & Banner, 1973
De Man, 1910
Banner & Banner, 1983
Kemp, 1915
Banner & Banner, 1960
Hayashi, 2002
De Man, 1920
Anker & Ahyong, 2007^[4]
De Man, 1910

References[]

^ S. J. Rowley (July 22, 2005). "Athanas nitescens, hooded shrimp". Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme. Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.
^ Michael Türkay (2011). "Athanas Leach, 1814". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 16, 2011.
^ Cook Islands Biodiversity Database http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=7027
^ ^a ^b Anker, A. & Ahyong, S.T. (2007). "Description of two species in the alpheid shrimp genus Athanas Leach, 1814, with remarks on A. amazone Holthuis, 1951 (Decapoda, Caridea)." Zootaxa 1563: 17-30.

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[1] S. J. Rowley (July 22, 2005). "Athanas nitescens, hooded shrimp". Marine Life Information Network: Biology and Sensitivity Key Information Sub-programme. Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom.

[2] Michael Türkay (2011). "Athanas Leach, 1814". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 16, 2011.

[3] Cook Islands Biodiversity Database http://cookislands.bishopmuseum.org/species.asp?id=7027

[ZT1563-4] Anker, A. & Ahyong, S.T. (2007). "Description of two species in the alpheid shrimp genus Athanas Leach, 1814, with remarks on A. amazone Holthuis, 1951 (Decapoda, Caridea)." Zootaxa 1563: 17-30.

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Athanas

Athanas granti
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Decapoda
Infraorder:	Caridea
Family:	Alpheidae
Genus:	Athanas Leach, 1814