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Checklist for Family Caprellidae Leach, 1814 (Ghost shrimps)
and region Benelux (West Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
229
714
1510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
228
713
1507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
121
384
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
67
208
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
29
107
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
9
47
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
14
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
6
16
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Benelux
6 Genera with 16 Species
Caprella Lamarck, 183611SpeciesTaxom
Pariambus Stebbing, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Protella Dana, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Proto Leach, 17761SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 18041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
16 Species
Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella acanthogaster Mayer, 1890
Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella liparotensis Haller, 1879
Caprella macho (Schurin, 1935)⇒ Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella tuberculata Guérin, 1836
Pariambus typicus Kröyer, 1844
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Protella phasma (Mayer, 1882)⇒ Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804
Proto ventricosa (Müller, 1776)⇒ Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in Benelux
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
4
14
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhtisicinae
Vassilenko, 1968
1
1
Genus
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