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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
266
930
2257
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
260
922
2236
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
152
595
1485
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
74
335
957
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
27
133
421
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
8
63
218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
24
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
14
55
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canada
14 Genera with 55 Species
Aciconula Mayer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Aeginella Boeck, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Aeginina Norman, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 187133SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cercops Krøyer, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Mayerella Huntsman, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Metacaprella Mayer, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprotella Mayer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Perotripus Dougherty an..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoliropus Laubitz, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tritella Mayer, 18902SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canada
55 Species
Aciconula acanthosoma Chess, 1989
Aeginella longicornis Krøyer, 1843
Aeginella spinosa Boeck, 1861
Aeginina aenigmatica Laubitz, 1972
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella acutifrons (Latreille, 1816)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella alaskana Mayer, 1903
Caprella angusta Mayer, 1903
Caprella bathytatos Martin & Pettit, 1998
Caprella borealis Mayer, 1903
Caprella californica Stimpson, 1857Skeleton Shrimp
Caprella carina Mayer, 1903
Caprella ciliata Sars, 1883
Caprella drepanochir Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Caprella dubia Hansen, 1887
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella ferrea Mayer, 1903
Caprella gracilior Mayer, 1890
Caprella incisa Mayer, 1903
Caprella irregularis Mayer, 1890
Caprella laeviuscula Mayer, 1903
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella mendax (Mayer, 1903)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella natalensis Mayer, 1903
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella pilidigita Laubitz, 1970
Caprella pilidigitata Laubitz, 1970
Caprella pustulata Laubitz, 1970
Caprella rinki Stephensen, 1916
Caprella rudiuscula Laubitz, 1970
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Caprella striata Mayer, 1903
Caprella ungulina Mayer, 1903
Caprella unica Mayer, 1903
Caprella verrucosa Boeck, 1871
Caprellina longicollis Nicolet, 1849
Cercops holboelli Krøyer, 1843
Cercops holbolli Krøyer, 1843
Deutella californica Mayer, 1890
Mayerella banksia Laubitz, 1970
Mayerella limicola Huntsman, 1915
Metacaprella anomala Mayer, 1903
Metacaprella ferrea Mayer, 1903
Metacaprella horrida Sars G.O., 1877
Metacaprella kennerlyi Stimpson, 1864
Orthoprotella gordoni Guiler, 1954
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Paracaprella tenuis Mayer, 1903
Perotripus brevis LaFollette, 1915
Pseudoliropus vanus Laubitz, 1970
Tritella laevis Mayer, 1903
Tritella pilimana Mayer, 1890

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in Canada
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
11
51
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyParacercopinae
Vassilenko, 1972
1
2
Genus
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