Alima (crustacean)Alima is a genus of shrimps belonging to the family Squillidae, and was first described in 1817 by William Elford Leach.Leach describes the genus asSpeciesSpecies accepted by the World Register of Marine Species are:Alima hieroglyphica Alima hildebrandi Alima maxima Ahyong, 2002Alima neptuni Alima orientalis Manning, 1978Alima pacifica Ahyong, 2001