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Alpheus Fabricius, 1798
Taxonomic Serial No.: 96601

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Taxonomy and Nomenclature


	Kingdom:	Animalia
	Taxonomic Rank:	Genus
	Synonym(s):	Thunor Armstrong, 1949
		Alpheaus Fabricius, 1798
		Alpheus avarus J. C. Fabricius, 1798
	Common Name(s):	pistol shrimps [English]
		snapping shrimps [English]

	Taxonomic Status:
	Current Standing:	valid

	Data Quality Indicators:
	Record Credibility Rating:	verified - standards met
	Global Species Completeness:	complete
	Latest Record Review:	2021

Taxonomic Hierarchy


	Kingdom	Animalia – Animal, animaux, animals
	Subkingdom	Bilateria – triploblasts
	Infrakingdom	Protostomia
	Superphylum	Ecdysozoa
	Phylum	Arthropoda – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods
	Subphylum	Crustacea Brünnich, 1772 – crustacés, crustáceo, crustaceans
	Class	Malacostraca Latreille, 1802
	Subclass	Eumalacostraca Grobben, 1892
	Superorder	Eucarida Calman, 1904 – camarão, caranguejo, ermitão, lagosta, siri
	Order	Decapoda Latreille, 1802 – crabs, crayfishes, lobsters, prawns, shrimp, crabes, crevettes, écrevisses, homards
	Suborder	Pleocyemata Burkenroad, 1963
	Infraorder	Caridea Dana, 1852
	Superfamily	Alpheoidea Rafinesque, 1815
	Family	Alpheidae Rafinesque, 1815 – snapping shrimps
	Genus	Alpheus Fabricius, 1798 – pistol shrimps, snapping shrimps
		Direct Children:
	Species	Alpheus abumusa Dehghani, Sari & Naderloo, 2019
	Species	Alpheus acutocarinatus De Man, 1909
	Species	Alpheus acutofemoratus Dana, 1852
	Species	Alpheus adamastor Coutière, 1908
	Species	Alpheus aequus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus africanus Balss, 1916
	Species	Alpheus agilis Anker, Hurt & Knowlton, 2009
	Species	Alpheus agrogon Ramos, 1997
	Species	Alpheus alaincrosnieri Anker, 2020
	Species	Alpheus albatrossae (A. H. Banner, 1953)
	Species	Alpheus alcyone De Man, 1902
	Species	Alpheus alpheopsides Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus amarillo Anker, 2012
	Species	Alpheus amblyonyx Chace, 1972 – bluntclaw snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus amirantei Coutière, 1908
	Species	Alpheus anchistus De Man, 1920
	Species	Alpheus angulosus McClure, 2002
	Species	Alpheus angustilineatus Nomura & Anker, 2005
	Species	Alpheus ankeri Dehghani, Sari & Naderloo, 2019
	Species	Alpheus antepaenultimus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus architectus De Man, 1897
	Species	Alpheus arenensis (Chace, 1937)
	Species	Alpheus arenicolus A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1983
	Species	Alpheus arethusa De Man, 1909
	Species	Alpheus armatus M. J. Rathbun, 1901 – brown snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus armillatus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837 – banded snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus arnoa A. H. Banner, 1957
	Species	Alpheus astrinx D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus australiensis D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus australosulcatus D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus baccheti Anker, 2010
	Species	Alpheus bahamensis Rankin, 1898
	Species	Alpheus balaenodigitus D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus bannerorum Bruce, 1987
	Species	Alpheus barbadensis (Schmitt, 1924)
	Species	Alpheus barbatus Coutière, 1897
	Species	Alpheus batesi A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1964
	Species	Alpheus bellimanus Lockington, 1877 – olive snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus bellulus Miya & Miyake, 1969
	Species	Alpheus bicostatus De Man, 1908
	Species	Alpheus bidens (Olivier, 1811)
	Species	Alpheus bisincisus de Haan, 1849 – flathead snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus blachei Crosnier & Forest, 1965
	Species	Alpheus bouvieri A. Milne-Edwards, 1878
	Species	Alpheus brachymerus (A. H. Banner, 1953)
	Species	Alpheus bradypus Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus brasileiro Anker, 2012
	Species	Alpheus brevicristatus de Haan, 1844 – teppo snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus brevipes Stimpson, 1860
	Species	Alpheus brevirostris (Olivier, 1811)
	Species	Alpheus brucei D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus bucephaloides Nobili, 1905
	Species	Alpheus bucephalus Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus buchanorum A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1983
	Species	Alpheus buckupi Almeida, Terossi, Araújo-Silva & Mantelatto, 2013
	Species	Alpheus bunburius D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus burukovskyi Anker & Pachelle, 2015
	Species	Alpheus californiensis Holmes, 1900 – mudflat snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus canaliculatus A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1968
	Species	Alpheus candei Guérin-Méneville, 1855
	Species	Alpheus carlae Anker, 2012
	Species	Alpheus cedrici Anker & De Grave, 2012
	Species	Alpheus chacei Carvacho, 1979
	Species	Alpheus chamorro A. H. Banner, 1956
	Species	Alpheus chilensis Lenz, 1902
	Species	Alpheus chiragricus H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
	Species	Alpheus christofferseni Anker, Hurt & Knowlton, 2007
	Species	Alpheus clamator Lockington, 1877 – twistclaw pistol shrimp
	Species	Alpheus clypeatus Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus coetivensis Coutière, 1908
	Species	Alpheus collumianus Stimpson, 1860
	Species	Alpheus colombiensis Wicksten, 1988
	Species	Alpheus compressus A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1981
	Species	Alpheus confusus Carvacho, 1989
	Species	Alpheus coutierei De Man, 1909
	Species	Alpheus crinitus Dana, 1852
	Species	Alpheus cristatus Coutière, 1897
	Species	Alpheus cristulifrons M. J. Rathbun, 1900 – dotted snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus crockeri (Armstrong, 1941)
	Species	Alpheus cyanoteles Yeo & Ng, 1996
	Species	Alpheus cylindricus Kingsley, 1878 – cylindrical snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus cythereus A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1966
	Species	Alpheus dasycheles Coutière, 1908
	Species	Alpheus davaoensis Chace, 1988
	Species	Alpheus dentipes Guérin, 1832
	Species	Alpheus deuteropus Hilgendorf, 1879 – petroglyph shrimp
	Species	Alpheus diadema Dana, 1852
	Species	Alpheus digitalis de Haan, 1844 – forceps snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus dispar Randall, 1840
	Species	Alpheus distinctus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus djeddensis Coutière, 1897
	Species	Alpheus djiboutensis De Man, 1909
	Species	Alpheus dolerus A. H. Banner, 1956
	Species	Alpheus echiurophilus Anker, Komai & Marin, 2015
	Species	Alpheus edamensis De Man, 1888
	Species	Alpheus edwardsii (Andouin, 1826)
	Species	Alpheus ehlersii De Man, 1909
	Species	Alpheus estuariensis Christoffersen, 1984 – estuarine snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus euchirus Dana, 1852
	Species	Alpheus eulimene De Man, 1909
	Species	Alpheus euphrosyne De Man, 1897 – nymph snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus exilis W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus explorator Boone, 1935
	Species	Alpheus facetus De Man, 1908
	Species	Alpheus fagei Crosnier & Forest, 1965
	Species	Alpheus fasciatus Lockington, 1878
	Species	Alpheus fasqueli Anker, 2001
	Species	Alpheus felgenhaueri W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus fenneri Bruce, 1994
	Species	Alpheus firmus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus floridanus Kingsley, 1878 – sand snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus foresti A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1981
	Species	Alpheus formosus Gibbes, 1850 – striped snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus frontalis H. Milne-Edwards, 1837
	Species	Alpheus fujitai Nomura & Anker, 2005
	Species	Alpheus funafutensis Borradaile, 1899
	Species	Alpheus fushima Nomura, 2009
	Species	Alpheus galapagensis Sivertsen, 1933
	Species	Alpheus gallicus Scioli & Anker, 2020
	Species	Alpheus georgei D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus glaber (Olivi, 1792) – red snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus gracilipes Stimpson, 1860 – daisy snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus gracilis Heller, 1861
	Species	Alpheus grahami Abele, 1975
	Species	Alpheus haanii Ortmann, 1890
	Species	Alpheus hailstonei Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus halesii Kirk, 1887
	Species	Alpheus hebes W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus heeia A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1975
	Species	Alpheus hephaestus Bracken-Grissom & Felder, 2014
	Species	Alpheus heronicus D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus heterocarpus (Yu, 1935)
	Species	Alpheus heterochaelis Say, 1818 – bigclaw snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus heurteli Coutière, 1897
	Species	Alpheus hippothoe De Man, 1888
	Species	Alpheus holthuisi Ribeiro, 1964
	Species	Alpheus homochirus (Yu, 1935)
	Species	Alpheus hoonsooi W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus hoplocheles Coutière, 1897 – armed snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus hortensis Wicksten & McClure, 2003
	Species	Alpheus hululensis Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus hutchingsae D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus hyeyoungae W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus hyphalus Chace, 1988
	Species	Alpheus idiocheles Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus ikedosoma Komai, 2015
	Species	Alpheus imitatrix De Man, 1909
	Species	Alpheus immaculatus Knowlton & Keller, 1983
	Species	Alpheus inca Wicksten & Méndez G., 1981
	Species	Alpheus inopinatus Holthuis & Gottlieb, 1958
	Species	Alpheus intrinsecus Bate, 1888
	Species	Alpheus japonicus Miers, 1879 – Japanese snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus javieri Anker, Hurt & Knowlton, 2009
	Species	Alpheus kagoshimanus Hayashi & Nagata, 2000
	Species	Alpheus kuroshimensis Nomura & Anker, 2005
	Species	Alpheus labis D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus lacertosus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus ladronis A. H. Banner, 1956
	Species	Alpheus lanceloti Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus lanceostylus A. H. Banner, 1959
	Species	Alpheus lancirostris Rankin, 1900
	Species	Alpheus latus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus lentiginosus Anker & Nizinski, 2011
	Species	Alpheus lepidus De Man, 1908
	Species	Alpheus leptocheles A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1975
	Species	Alpheus leptochiroides De Man, 1909
	Species	Alpheus leptochirus Coutière, 1906
	Species	Alpheus leviusculus Dana, 1852
	Species	Alpheus lobidens de Haan, 1849 – brownbar snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus longecarinatus Hilgendorf, 1879
	Species	Alpheus longichaelis Carvacho, 1979
	Species	Alpheus longiforceps Hayashi & Nagata, 2002
	Species	Alpheus longinquus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus longipalma Komai & Ohtomi, 2018
	Species	Alpheus lottini Guérin-Méneville, 1829 – coral snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus luiszapatai Ramos-Tafur, 2018
	Species	Alpheus lutosus Anker & De Grave, 2009
	Species	Alpheus macellarius Chace, 1988
	Species	Alpheus macrocheles (Hailstone, 1835)
	Species	Alpheus macroskeles Alcock & Anderson, 1899
	Species	Alpheus maindroni Coutière, 1898
	Species	Alpheus malabaricus (Fabricius, 1775)
	Species	Alpheus malleator Dana, 1852 – hammerclaw snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus malleodigitus (Spence Bate, 1888)
	Species	Alpheus margaritae Salgado-Barragán, Ayón-Parente & Zamora-Tavares, 2017
	Species	Alpheus martini W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus mathewsae Anker, 2012
	Species	Alpheus mazatlanicus Wicksten, 1983
	Species	Alpheus microrhynchus De Man, 1897
	Species	Alpheus microscaphis (A. H. Banner, 1959)
	Species	Alpheus microstylus (Spence Bate, 1888)
	Species	Alpheus miersi Coutière, 1898
	Species	Alpheus migrans Lewinsohn & Holthuis, 1978
	Species	Alpheus millsae Anker, Hurt & Knowlton, 2007
	Species	Alpheus mitis Dana, 1852
	Species	Alpheus mohammadpouri Dehghani, Sari & Naderloo, 2019
	Species	Alpheus moretensis D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus naos Anker, Hurt & Knowlton, 2007
	Species	Alpheus naranjo Anker, 2018
	Species	Alpheus nipa D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1985
	Species	Alpheus nobili A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1966
	Species	Alpheus nonalter Kensley, 1969
	Species	Alpheus normanni Kingsley, 1878 – green snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus notabilis Stebbing, 1915
	Species	Alpheus novaezealandiae Miers, 1876
	Species	Alpheus nuno Anker, 2012
	Species	Alpheus nuttingi (Schmitt, 1924)
	Species	Alpheus oahuensis (A. H. Banner, 1953)
	Species	Alpheus obesomanus Dana, 1852
	Species	Alpheus ovaliceps Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus pachychirus Stimpson, 1860
	Species	Alpheus pacificus Dana, 1852
	Species	Alpheus packardii Kingsley, 1880
	Species	Alpheus paludicola Kemp, 1915
	Species	Alpheus panamensis Kingsley, 1878
	Species	Alpheus papillosus D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus paracrinitus Miers, 1881 – smoothclaw snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus paradentipes Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus paraformosus Anker, Hurt & Knowlton, 2008
	Species	Alpheus paralcyone Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus paralpheopsides Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus parasocialis D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus pareuchirus Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus parvimaculatus Nomura & Anker, 2005
	Species	Alpheus parvirostris Dana, 1852
	Species	Alpheus parvus De Man, 1909
	Species	Alpheus peasei (Armstrong, 1940) – orangetail snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus percyi Coutière, 1908
	Species	Alpheus perezi Coutière, 1908
	Species	Alpheus perlas Anker & Pachelle, 2019
	Species	Alpheus perplexus A. H. Banner, 1956
	Species	Alpheus petronioi Almeida, Terossi & Mantelatto, 2014
	Species	Alpheus philoctetes De Man, 1909
	Species	Alpheus platycheirus Boone, 1927
	Species	Alpheus platydactylus Coutière, 1897
	Species	Alpheus platyunguiculatus (A. H. Banner, 1953)
	Species	Alpheus polystictus Knowlton & Keller, 1985
	Species	Alpheus polyxo De Man, 1909
	Species	Alpheus pontederiae de Rochebrune, 1883
	Species	Alpheus pouang Christoffersen, 1979
	Species	Alpheus proseuchirus De Man, 1908
	Species	Alpheus pseudopugnax (A. H. Banner, 1953)
	Species	Alpheus puapeba Christoffersen, 1979
	Species	Alpheus pubescens De Man, 1908
	Species	Alpheus pugnax Dana, 1852
	Species	Alpheus punctatus Anker, 2012
	Species	Alpheus pustulosus A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1968
	Species	Alpheus quasirapacida Chace, 1988
	Species	Alpheus ramosportoae Soledade, Terossi, Scioli, Mantelatto & Almeida, 2019
	Species	Alpheus randalli A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1980
	Species	Alpheus rapacida De Man, 1908
	Species	Alpheus rapax J. C. Fabricius, 1798
	Species	Alpheus rectus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus ribeiroae Anker & Dworschak, 2004
	Species	Alpheus richardsoni Yaldwyn, 1971
	Species	Alpheus richpalmeri Anker, 2020 – Rich Palmer's snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus roblesi Bracken-Grissom & Felder, 2014
	Species	Alpheus romensky Burukovsky, 1990
	Species	Alpheus roquensis Knowlton & Keller, 1985
	Species	Alpheus roseodigitalis Nomura & Anker, 2005
	Species	Alpheus rostratus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus rudolphi Almeida & Anker, 2011
	Species	Alpheus rugimanus A. Milne-Edwards, 1878
	Species	Alpheus samoa A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1966
	Species	Alpheus samudra de Grave, Krishnan, Kumar K. P. & Christodoulou, 2020
	Species	Alpheus savuensis De Man, 1908
	Species	Alpheus saxidomus Holthuis, 1980
	Species	Alpheus schmitti Chace, 1972
	Species	Alpheus scopulus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus serenei Tiwari, 1964
	Species	Alpheus sibogae De Man, 1908
	Species	Alpheus simus Guérin-Méneville, 1855
	Species	Alpheus sizou A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1967
	Species	Alpheus socialis Heller, 1862
	Species	Alpheus soelae D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1986
	Species	Alpheus soror Bruce, 1999
	Species	Alpheus spatulatus A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1968
	Species	Alpheus splendidus Coutière, 1897
	Species	Alpheus spongiarum Coutière, 1897 – bristle snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus stanleyi Coutière, 1908
	Species	Alpheus stantoni D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1986
	Species	Alpheus staphylinus Coutière, 1908
	Species	Alpheus stephensoni D. M. Banner & Smalley, 1969 – Queensland snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus strenuus Dana, 1852 – snowflake snapping shrimp
	Species	Alpheus styliceps Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus sudara A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1966
	Species	Alpheus sulcatus Kingsley, 1878
	Species	Alpheus suluensis Chace, 1988
	Species	Alpheus supachai A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1966
	Species	Alpheus superciliaris Coutière, 1905
	Species	Alpheus talismani Coutière, 1898
	Species	Alpheus tampensis Anker, 2012
	Species	Alpheus tasmanicus D. M. Banner & A. H. Banner, 1982
	Species	Alpheus tenuicarpus De Man, 1908
	Species	Alpheus tenuipes De Man, 1910
	Species	Alpheus tenuis W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus thomasi Hendrix & Gore, 1973
	Species	Alpheus tirmiziae Kazmi, 1974
	Species	Alpheus tricolor Anker, 2001
	Species	Alpheus triphopus Nobili, 1906
	Species	Alpheus tungii A. H. Banner & D. M. Banner, 1966
	Species	Alpheus ulalae Bracken-Grissom & Felder, 2014
	Species	Alpheus umbo W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus utriensis Ramos & von Prahl, 1989
	Species	Alpheus vanderbilti Boone, 1930
	Species	Alpheus vanuatu Anker, 2020
	Species	Alpheus verrilli (Schmitt, 1924)
	Species	Alpheus villosus (Olivier, 1811)
	Species	Alpheus villus W. Kim & Abele, 1988
	Species	Alpheus viridari (Armstrong, 1949)
	Species	Alpheus viserion Anker, Leray & Pachelle, 2021
	Species	Alpheus vladivostokiensis (Vinogradov, 1950)
	Species	Alpheus waltervadi Kensley, 1969
	Species	Alpheus websteri Kingsley, 1880
	Species	Alpheus wickstenae Christoffersen & Ramos, 1987
	Species	Alpheus williamsi Bruce, 1994
	Species	Alpheus wonkimi Anker & Pachelle, 2013
	Species	Alpheus xanthocarpus Anker, Hurt & Knowlton, 2008
	Species	Alpheus xishaensis Liu & Lan, 1980
	Species	Alpheus zarenkovi Anker & Pachelle, 2015
	Species	Alpheus zimmermani Anker, 2007
	Species	Alpheus zulfaquiri Kazmi, 1982

References


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	Other Source(s):
	Source:	NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)
	Acquired:	1996
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Alpheus

	Publication(s):
	Author(s)/Editor(s):	De Grave, Sammy, and C. H. J. M. Fransen
	Publication Date:	2011
	Article/Chapter Title:	Carideorum catalogus: the recent species of the Dendrobranchiate, Stenopodidean, Procarididean and Caridean Shrimps (Crustacea: Decapoda)
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	Zoologische Mededelingen, vol. 85, no. 9
	Page(s):	195-589
	Publisher:
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	ISBN/ISSN:	978-90-6519-2004, 0024-0672
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Alpheus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Holthuis, L. B.
	Publication Date:	1993
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	The recent genera of the Caridean and Stenopodidean shrimps (Crustacea, Decapoda): with an appendix on the order Amphionidacea
	Page(s):	328
	Publisher:	Nationaal Natuurhistorisch Museum
	Publication Place:	Leiden
	ISBN/ISSN:	9-07323-921-4
	Notes:
	Reference for:	Alpheus

	Author(s)/Editor(s):	Sha, Zhong-li, Yan-rong Wang, and Dong-ling Cui
	Publication Date:	2019
	Article/Chapter Title:
	Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.:	The Alpheidae from China Seas
	Page(s):	xii + 323
	Publisher:	Springer Nature
	Publication Place:	Singapore, Singapore
	ISBN/ISSN:	978-981-15-06475
	Notes:	doi: 10.1007/978-981-15-0648-2_1
	Reference for:	Alpheus

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