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Checklist for Family Caprellidae Leach, 1814 (Ghost shrimps)
and region Atlantic Ocean (World Oceans)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
359
1638
4948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
356
1632
4934
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
195
795
1984
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
94
338
721
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
26
114
258
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
8
55
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
19
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
16
34
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Atlantic Ocean
16 Genera with 34 Species
Aeginella Boeck, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Aeginina Norman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Aeginoides Schellenberg, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 183614SpeciesTaxom
Caprellinoides Stebbing, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Dodecas Stebbing, 19544SpeciesTaxom
Dodecasella K. H. Barnard, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Metacaprella Mayer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pariambus Stebbing, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoproto Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Thorina Stephensen, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Atlantic Ocean
34 Species
Aeginella corallina Zettler, Fre..., 2018
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Aeginoides gaussi Schellenberg, 1926
Caprella acutifrons (Latreille, 1816)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella laevis (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella lobata (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767
Caprella macho (Schurin, 1935)⇒ Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935
Caprella microtuberculata G.O. Sars, 1879
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Caprella spinosissima
Caprella tuberculata Guérin, 1836
Caprellinoides mayeri Pfeffer, 1888
Caprellinoides tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Dodecas elongata Stebbing, 1883
Dodecas georgiana (Schellenberg, 1931)⇒ Dodecasella georgiana Schellenberg, 1931
Dodecas reducta K.H. Barnard, 1932
Dodecas tasmaniensis Guiler, 1954
Dodecasella elegans K.H. Barnard, 1931
Dodecasella georgiana Schellenberg, 1931
Metacaprella horrida Sars G.O., 1877
Metaprotella sandalensis Mayer, 1898
Paracaprella tenuis Mayer, 1903
Pariambus typicus Kröyer, 1844
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Pseudaeginella biscaynensis McCain, 1968
Pseudaeginella tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp
Pseudoproto fallax Mayer, 1903

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in Atlantic Ocean
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
10
23
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhtisicinae
Vassilenko, 1968
6
11
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