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Checklist for Family Caprellidae Leach, 1814 (Ghost shrimps)
and region Brazil (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
306
1110
2373
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
304
1107
2372
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
167
584
1000
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
75
226
358
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
26
98
173
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
9
50
80
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
14
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
11
20
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Brazil
11 Genera with 20 Species
Caprella Lamarck, 189010SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hemiproto McCain, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Liropus Mayer, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Monoliropus Mayer, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Parvipalpus Mayer, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 19713SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Brazil
20 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caprella acutifrons (Latreille, 1816)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella aequilibra (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella dilatata Krøyer, 1843
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella gigantea Haller, 1880
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella scaura typica (Mayer, 1890)⇒ Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836
Deutella incerta Mayer, 1903
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Hemiproto wigleyi McCain, 1968
Liropus nelsonae Guerra-García, 2003
Monoliropus enodis Rayol & Serejo, 2003
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Parvipalpus colemani Guerra-García, 2003
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Pseudaeginella arraialensis Ros, Lacerda..., 2017
Pseudaeginella freirei Siqueira & I..., 2019
Pseudaeginella montoucheti Quitete, 1971

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in Brazil
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
9
18
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhtisicinae
Vassilenko, 1968
2
2
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