Alope orientalis (De Man, 1890) is a animal in the Hippolytidae family, order Decapoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.

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Alope orientalis (De Man, 1890)

Alope orientalis (De Man, 1890)

Alope is a two-species shrimp genus in Hippolytidae, with one widespread Indo-West Pacific species and one New Zealand endemic.

Family
Genus
Alope
Order
Decapoda
Class
Malacostraca

About Alope orientalis (De Man, 1890)

Alope is a genus of shrimp that belongs to the family Hippolytidae. This genus contains a total of two species. Alope orientalis, with the scientific name Alope orientalis (De Man, 1890), has a wide distribution across the Indo-West Pacific. The second species, Alope spinifrons, is endemic to New Zealand and can be found along all of the country's coasts.

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Taxonomy

Animalia Arthropoda Malacostraca Decapoda Hippolytidae Alope

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