Alope (crustacean) explained

Alope is a genus of shrimp in the family Hippolytidae, comprising two species:^[1]

• Alope orientalis is widely distributed across the Indo-West Pacific.^[2]
• Alope spinifrons is endemic to New Zealand, and is found throughout that country's coasts.^[3]

Notes and References

1. Book: Gary C. B. Poore & Shane T. Ahyong . 2004 . Marine decapod Crustacea of southern Australia: a guide to identification . . 978-0-643-06906-0 . Hippolytidae Bate, 1888 . 118–126 . https://books.google.com/books?id=ZZWnuGc0xlMC&pg=PA119.
2. Book: P. J. F. Davie . 2002 . Crustacea: Malacostraca: Phyllocarida, Hoplocarida, Eucarida (Part I) . Zoological catalogue of Australia . . 978-0-643-06791-2 . Hippolytidae Bate, 1888 . 251–265 . https://books.google.com/books?id=Sc7i6AL-GewC&pg=PA253.
3. L. R. Richardson and J. C. Yaldwyn . 1958 . A guide to the natant decapod Crustacea (shrimps and prawns) of New Zealand . . 7 . 1 . 17–41 .