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Checklist for Family Caprellidae Leach, 1814 (Ghost shrimps)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
450
2718
9963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
447
2712
9948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
242
1296
4284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
110
460
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
45
211
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
13
100
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
33
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
25
47
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Africa
25 Genera with 47 Species
#ACDEHLMNOPT
Aeginella Boeck, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Aeginina Norman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Aeginoides Schellenberg, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 191015SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Caprellinoides Stebbing, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Dodecas Stebbing, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Eupariambus K. H. Barnard, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Liropus Mayer, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Monoliropus Mayer, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Noculacia Mayer, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprotella Mayer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Paradeutella Mayer, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraprotella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pariambus Stebbing, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Protella Dana, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolirius Mayer, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Triprotella Arimoto, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
47 Species
Aeginella corallina Zettler, Fre..., 2018
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Aeginoides gaussi Schellenberg, 1926
Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella aequilibra (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella dilatata Krøyer, 1843
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella laevipes Mayer, 1903
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella natalensis Mayer, 1903
Caprella nigra Reid, 1951
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella stella Krapp-Schick..., 1998Skeleton Shrimp
Caprella triodos Stebbing, 1910
Caprellina longicollis Nicolet, 1849
Caprellina spiniger K.H. Barnard, 1916
Caprellinoides mayeri Pfeffer, 1888
Caprellinoides tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Deutella antonbruuni Guerra-García, 2002
Deutella indica Guerra-García, 2002
Dodecas elongata Stebbing, 1883
Dodecas hexacentrum Mayer, 1903
Eupariambus fallax K.H. Barnard, 1957
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Liropus africanus Mayer, 1920
Metaprotella africana Mayer, 1903
Metaprotella haswelliana Mayer, 1882
Metaprotella sandalensis Mayer, 1898
Metaprotella ungunja Larsen, 1997
Monoliropus falcimanus Mayer, 1904
Noculacia africana Guerra-García, 2002
Orthoprotella mayeri K.H. Barnard, 1916
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Paraprotella prima Mayer, 1903
Pariambus typicus Kröyer, 1844
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Protella similis Mayer, 1903Pink-eyed Skeleton Shrimp
Pseudaeginella tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Pseudaeginella vaderi Guerra-García, 2004
Pseudolirius kroyeri Haller, 1897
Pseudoprotella fieldi
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp
Triprotella amica Arimoto, 1970

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in Africa
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
20
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhtisicinae
Vassilenko, 1968
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Caprellidae at artfakta.se
Caprellidae at biodiversity.org.au
Caprellidae at dyntaxa.se
Caprellidae at gbif.org
Caprellidae at irmng.org
Caprellidae at itis.gov
Caprellidae at marinespecies.org