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Checklist for Family Caprellidae Leach, 1814 (Ghost shrimps)
and region Bass Strait (Tasman Sea)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
194
563
919
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
192
560
918
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
123
412
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
56
200
324
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
19
70
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
9
45
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
2
13
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
11
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Bass Strait
11 Genera with 12 Species
Caprella Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dodecas Stebbing, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Leipsuropus Stebbing, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Metaproto Mayer, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprotella Mayer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Paradeutella Mayer, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Paraproto Mayer, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Quadrisegmentum Hirayama, 19881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Bass Strait
12 Species
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Dodecas tasmaniensis Guiler, 1954
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Leipsuropus parasiticus Haswell, 1879
Metaprotella haswelliana Mayer, 1882
Metaprotella sandalensis Mayer, 1898
Metaproto novaehollandiae Haswell, 1880
Orthoprotella gordoni Guiler, 1954
Paracaprella alata Mayer, 1903
Paradeutella echinata Haswell, 1880
Paraproto spinosa Haswell, 1885
Quadrisegmentum triangulum Hirayama, 1988

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in Bass Strait
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhtisicinae
Vassilenko, 1968
4
4
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