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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
297
2150
9076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
144
944
3920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
56
403
1872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
14
166
786
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
4
59
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
43
139
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
43 Genera with 139 Species
#ACDFHLMNOPT
Abyssicaprella McCain, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Aciconula Mayer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Aeginella Boeck, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Aeginina Norman, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Aeginoides Schellenberg, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 187162SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Caprellinoides Stebbing, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Cercops Krøyer, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 189010SpeciesTaxom
Dodecas Stebbing, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Dodecasella K. H. Barnard, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Fallotritella McCain, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hemiproto McCain, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Hircella Mayer, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Liriarchus Mayer, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Liropus Mayer, 20032SpeciesTaxom
Mayerella Huntsman, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Metacaprella Mayer, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Monoliropus Mayer, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Noculacia Mayer, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprotella Mayer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Paraprotella Mayer, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Parvipalpus Mayer, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Perotripus Dougherty an..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Proaeginina Stephensen, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Protella Dana, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Protellopsis Stebbing, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Protoaeginella Laubitz & Mills, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 19715SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocaprellina Sundara Raj, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolirius Mayer, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoliropus Laubitz, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotomima McCain, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Thorina Stephensen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Triantella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Triprotella Arimoto, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tritella Mayer, 19534SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
139 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abyssicaprella galatheae McCain, 1966
Aciconula acanthosoma Chess, 1989
Aeginella longicornis Krøyer, 1843
Aeginella spinosa Boeck, 1861
Aeginina aenigmatica Laubitz, 1972
Aeginina echinata (Boeck) accep..., 1843)⇒ Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Aeginoides gaussi Schellenberg, 1926
Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella acanthogaster Mayer, 1890
Caprella acutifrons (Latreille, 1816)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella aequilibra (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella alaskana Mayer, 1903
Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890
Caprella angusta Mayer, 1903
Caprella anomala Mayer, 1903
Caprella augusta Mayer, 1903
Caprella bathytatos Martin & Pettit, 1998
Caprella bermudia Kundel, 1910
Caprella borealis Mayer, 1903
Caprella brevirostris Mayer, 1903
Caprella californica Stimpson, 1857Skeleton Shrimp
Caprella carina Mayer, 1903
Caprella ciliata Sars, 1883
Caprella constantina Mayer, 1903
Caprella corvina Mayer, 1903
Caprella cristibrachium Mayer, 1903
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella dilatata Krøyer, 1843
Caprella drepanochir Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Caprella dubia Hansen, 1887
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella eximia Mayer, 1890
Caprella ferrea Mayer, 1903
Caprella geometrica (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella gigantea Haller, 1880
Caprella gorgonia Laubitz & Le..., 1974
Caprella gracilior Mayer, 1890
Caprella grahami Wigley & Shave, 1966
Caprella grandimana Mayer, 1882
Caprella greenleyi McCain, 1969
Caprella incisa Mayer, 1903
Caprella irregularis Mayer, 1890
Caprella kennerlyi (Stimpson, 1864)⇒ Metacaprella kennerlyi Stimpson, 1864
Caprella laeviuscula Mayer, 1903
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella manneringi McCain, 1979
Caprella mendax (Mayer, 1903)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella microtuberculata G.O. Sars, 1879
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella natalensis Mayer, 1903
Caprella paulina Mayer, 1903
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella pilidigita Laubitz, 1970
Caprella pilidigitata Laubitz, 1970
Caprella pilipalma Dougherty & ..., 1953
Caprella pustulata Laubitz, 1970
Caprella rhinoceros Mayer, 1903
Caprella rinki Stephensen, 1916
Caprella rudiuscula Laubitz, 1970
Caprella scabra Holmes, 1904
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella scaura typica (Mayer, 1890)⇒ Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836
Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Caprella simia Mayer, 1903Amphipod
Caprella striata Mayer, 1903
Caprella suprapiscis Galván-Villa..., 2015
Caprella ungulina Mayer, 1903
Caprella unica Mayer, 1903
Caprella verrucosa Boeck, 1871
Caprellina longicollis Nicolet, 1849
Caprellinoides mayeri Pfeffer, 1888
Caprellinoides tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Cercops compactus Laubitz, 1970
Cercops holboelli Krøyer, 1843
Cercops holbolli Krøyer, 1843
Deutella abracadabra
Deutella aspiducha Gable & Lazo..., 1987
Deutella californica Mayer, 1890
Deutella caribensis Guerra-Garcí..., 2006
Deutella incerta Mayer, 1903
Deutella margaritae Guerra-García, 2003
Deutella mayeri Stebbing, 1895Hame
Deutella mazatlanensis Alarcón-Orte..., 2019
Deutella vemae McCain & Gray, 1971
Deutella venenosa Mayer, 1890
Dodecas elongata Stebbing, 1883
Dodecasella elegans K.H. Barnard, 1931
Dodecasella georgiana Schellenberg, 1931
Fallotritella biscaynensis (McCain, 1968)⇒ Pseudaeginella biscaynensis McCain, 1968
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Hemiproto wigleyi McCain, 1968
Hircella berentsae Guerra-García, 2006
Liriarchus perplexus Mayer, 1912
Liropus minusculus Guerra-Garcí..., 2013Skeleton shrimp
Liropus nelsonae Guerra-García, 2003
Mayerella acanthopoda Benedict, 1977
Mayerella banksia Laubitz, 1970
Mayerella limicola Huntsman, 1915
Mayerella magellanica McCain & Gray, 1971
Mayerella redunca McCain, 1968
Metacaprella anomala Mayer, 1903
Metacaprella ferrea Mayer, 1903
Metacaprella horrida Sars G.O., 1877
Metacaprella kennerlyi Stimpson, 1864
Metaprotella hummelincki McCain, 1968
Metaprotella sandalensis Mayer, 1898
Monoliropus enodis Rayol & Serejo, 2003
Monoliropus falcimanus Mayer, 1904
Noculacia australiensis Guerra-García, 2002
Orthoprotella gordoni Guiler, 1954
Paracaprella barnardi McCain, 1967
Paracaprella digitimanus Quitete, 1971
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Paracaprella tenuis Mayer, 1903
Parvipalpus colemani Guerra-García, 2003
Perotripus brevis LaFollette, 1915
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Proaeginina norvegica Stephensen, 1931
Protella trilobata McCain & Gray, 1971
Protellopsis kergueleni Stebbing, 1888
Protellopsis stebbingi (Pearse, 1908)⇒ Deutella incerta Mayer, 1903
Protoaeginella muriculata Laubitz & Mills, 1972
Pseudaeginella arraialensis Ros, Lacerda..., 2017
Pseudaeginella biscaynensis McCain, 1968
Pseudaeginella colombiensis Guerra-Garcí..., 2006
Pseudaeginella freirei Siqueira & I..., 2019
Pseudaeginella montoucheti Quitete, 1971
Pseudocaprellina pambanensis Sundara Raj, 1927
Pseudoliropus vanus Laubitz, 1970
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp
Pseudoprotomima hedgpethi McCain & Gray, 1971
Thorina elongata Laubitz & Mills, 1972
Thorina maldivensis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915
Triantella solitaria Mayer, 1903
Triprotella amica Arimoto, 1970
Tritella laevis Mayer, 1903
Tritella ornata Mayer, 1903
Tritella pilimana Mayer, 1890
Tritella tenuissima Dougherty & ..., 1953

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in America
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
30
122
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParacercopinae
Vassilenko, 1972
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhtisicinae
Vassilenko, 1968
12
14
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