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Checklist for Family Caprellidae Leach, 1814 (Ghost shrimps)
and region Chile (Southern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
231
655
1221
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
230
653
1218
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
137
385
672
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
73
190
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
25
62
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
9
33
61
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
4
14
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
11
21
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Chile
11 Genera with 21 Species
Aeginoides Schellenberg, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18718SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Caprellinoides Stebbing, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Dodecas Stebbing, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Dodecasella K. H. Barnard, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Mayerella Huntsman, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Protellopsis Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Triprotella Arimoto, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Chile
21 Species
Aeginoides gaussi Schellenberg, 1926
Caprella acutifrons (Latreille, 1816)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scabra Holmes, 1904
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella ungulina Mayer, 1903
Caprella verrucosa Boeck, 1871
Caprellina longicollis Nicolet, 1849
Caprellinoides mayeri Pfeffer, 1888
Caprellinoides tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Deutella incerta Mayer, 1903
Deutella vemae McCain & Gray, 1971
Deutella venenosa Mayer, 1890
Dodecas elongata Stebbing, 1883
Dodecasella elegans K.H. Barnard, 1931
Mayerella magellanica McCain & Gray, 1971
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Protellopsis kergueleni Stebbing, 1888
Triprotella amica Arimoto, 1970

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in Chile
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
6
15
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhtisicinae
Vassilenko, 1968
5
6
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