Alpheus bellulus

Miya & Miyake, 1969 · species

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Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Alpheidae/Alpheus

At a glance

Occurrence records303

Data sources7

Biological traits3

DNA specimens6

eDNA detections371

Sources7 archives

Databases and archives Alpheus bellulus's data was compiled from.

WikipediaWikimedia Foundation7 languages↗

BioWikiNetmultilingual Wikipediamultilingual↗

GBIFGlobal Biodiversity Information Facility155 records↗

OBISOcean Biodiversity Information System148 records↗

ENAEuropean Nucleotide Archive · EMBL-EBI371 eDNA detections↗

BOLD SystemsCentre for Biodiversity Genomics6 specimens↗

Open Tree of LifeOpenTreephylogeny backbone↗

On this page5 sections

Every layer below draws on the sources above — open one to explore it, or use ← → to move between tabs.

NarrativeWikipediaarticle

Traits & measurements1 literature sources3 traits

Occurrence & distributionGBIF · OBIS303 records

Environmental DNA4 datasets · 2 countries371 detections

DNA & barcodingBOLD6 specimens

01Narrative

The tiger pistol shrimp (Alpheus bellulus) belongs to the family of snapping shrimp.

No narrative description available for this taxon yet.

02Traits & measurements

SourcesSeaLifeBase

Size & morphology1

Body length4 cm

Habitat & environment2

Habitat saltwateryes

Habitat zonebenthic

05DNA & barcoding6 specimens

A DNA barcode is a short, standardised stretch of genes that works like a fingerprint — enough to tell one species from another. Below is the molecular trace Alpheus bellulus has left across the world's sequence archives.

At a glance

DNA specimens6

BINs2

Marker genes2

eDNA detections371

Countries2

The DNA barcodethe species' typical barcode, built from every sequenced specimen

COI-5P658 bp consensus3 specimens

ACGT

▸ drag or hover over the strip to read any position — letter and how much it varies

Violet ticks below the strip = positions where individuals differ; flat = the species' unchanging signature. 90% of positions are identical in every specimen.

Diversity (π)6.6%

Haplotypes2

BINs2

Most divergent pair6.7%

Where individuals differ — all 64 variable positions, in barcode order

10Tvariable

16Cvariable

31Cvariable

37Gvariable

49Cvariable

58Gvariable

67Avariable

82Avariable

85Avariable

94Avariable

121Avariable

127Tvariable

130Avariable

139Gvariable

157Cvariable

160Avariable

169Avariable

184Avariable

199Avariable

202Gvariable

217Gvariable

226Cvariable

229Avariable

232Ahighly variable

238Ahighly variable

247Tvariable

265Gvariable

268Tvariable

271Cvariable

277Cvariable

280Cvariable

298Avariable

301Gvariable

302Tvariable

343Cvariable

346Tvariable

349Tvariable

358Avariable

367Tvariable

376Cvariable

379Avariable

386Cvariable

388Gvariable

406Cvariable

412Cvariable

415Avariable

433Avariable

448Avariable

457Cvariable

460Cvariable

466Avariable

478Avariable

481Avariable

484Tvariable

496Gvariable

502Cvariable

508Cvariable

521Cvariable

557Tvariable

559Avariable

622Avariable

628Gvariable

641Cvariable

643Avariable

TACACTATATTTCATCTTCGGAGCCTGAGCCGGAATGGTAGGAACAGCCCTTAGCCTGTTAATCCGAGCTGAACTAGGCCAACCAGGCAG …

Closest relatives by DNA barcode

The species whose COI barcode is most similar to this one — a quick “who is this most like”. The percentage is how much the barcode differs; it approximates, but is not, the full evolutionary tree.

Alpheus pareuchirussame genus14.0%Alpheus floridanussame genus14.1%Alpheus edwardsiisame genus14.3%Alpheus euphrosynesame genus14.3%Alpheus strenuussame genus14.6%

Marker genes sequenced

★ the standard DNA barcode for this group — the short region actually read to tell this species apart. The rest are extra genes sequenced along the way.

★COI-3P★COI-5P

animal barcode

08Occurrence & distribution

Record type303 records

Wild obs. + sensor62

Museum / vouchered241

Range

Area of Occupancy AOO296 km²

Depth

0–200 m sunlit147

200–1000 m twilight0

1–4 km midnight0

>4 km abyssal0

median 3 m · max 27.3 m · 147 records with depth

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

Coordinate accuracy78% within 1 km

≤100 m 23≤1 km 19≤10 km 10>10 km 2

54 georeferenced · 8 without coordinates

Open the mapobservation + sensor62

Museum / Voucheredphysical evidence

Backed by a physical specimen — a herbarium sheet, sample or voucher held in a collection. “Vouchered” means supported by material evidence, not just an observation.

Coordinate accuracy

no georeferenced coordinates · 241 records without

Open the institutions mapphysical evidence241

Wildobservation + sensor

Human sightings and records, or camera-trap / sensor detections — someone (or a device) saw or captured the species in the wild.

10Collections & institutions

Holding institutions1 of 3 geolocated

Institutions and collections holding physical, vouchered specimens of this species — click a row to fly to it on the map.

Institution	Specimens
Paris, FR	2
Florida Museum of Natural History- Zoology, Paleontology & Paleobotanylocation not on record	1
Centre for Biodiversity Genomicslocation not on record	1

3 institutions · 4 of 241 vouchered records shown · 89 without an institution code

09Environmental DNA371 detections

Where the DNA of Alpheus bellulus was picked up in samples of water, soil or air — nobody saw the organism, only its DNA left behind. A trace is a clue that the species was near, not a confirmed sighting.

Signal

Detections DNA found371

Studies independent surveys4

Countries2

Verifiable raw sequence linked368

Signal confidence: moderateweighed across independent studies, places & mapped detections

Where its DNA was found

0 of 371 detections have coordinates

Open the map2 countries0

How strong is each trace?

DNA read depthRead counts were not reported for this species — the map shows presence only, not how strong each trace was.

Modelled climatemodelled

−15°Ctemperature across detection sites+40°C

Temperature median14.4 °C -6.60–18.7

Seasonal swing summer↔winter25.7 °C

Max temp (day)17.7 °C -2.80–21.9

Min temp (night)12.7 °C -9.40–17.1

Precipitation99.6 mm/mo 89.3–127

Air humidity61.7 % 60.3–65.0

Moisture balance18.6 mm/mo -45.2–92.2

Vapour deficit597 Pa 145–828

Wind speed4.60 m/s 2.00–6.00

Cloud cover52.2 % 46.9–63.8

CHELSA 1981–2010, ~9 km grid, at location & month of 369 detection points · median with p10–p90 · reflects where sampling happened, not only the true niche

How to read this: each dot is one detection of this species' DNA in an environmental sample. The confidence meter weighs how many independent studies and places back up the signal — one detection in one study is a hint; many across several studies is solid. Records dated before 2008 (when eDNA methods began) are treated as likely mislabeled and left off the map.

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