Alima (crustacean) explained

Alima is a genus of shrimps belonging to the family Squillidae,^[1] and was first described in 1817 by William Elford Leach.^{[1] [2]}

Leach describes the genus as

Species

Species accepted by the World Register of Marine Species 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

Notes and References

1. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Alima Leach, 1817 . 2023-03-02 . www.marinespecies.org.
2. 416. https://www.cambridge.org/core/books/narrative-of-an-expedition-to-explore-the-river-zaire-usually-called-the-congo-in-south-africa-in-1816/general-notice-of-the-animals-taken-by-mr-john-cranch-during-the-expedition/CBAA7659FDBD1C7637D5E04853CBEDE0.