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Checklist for Family Caprellidae Leach, 1814 (Ghost shrimps)
and region North Queensland (Queensland, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
190
621
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
190
621
1183
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
94
250
438
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
53
119
210
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
21
61
116
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
11
34
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
2
14
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
13
15
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for North Queensland
13 Genera with 15 Species
Aciconula Mayer, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Jigurru Guerra-García, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Metaproto Mayer, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprotella Mayer, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Perotripus Dougherty an..., 20061SpeciesTaxom
Protella Dana, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprellicana Guerra-García, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoproto Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Quadrisegmentum Hirayama, 19882SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Queensland
15 Species
Aciconula australiensis Guerra-García, 2004
Caprella irregularis Mayer, 1890
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Jigurru vailhoggett Guerra-García, 2006
Metaprotella sandalensis Mayer, 1898
Metaproto novaehollandiae Haswell, 1880
Orthoprotella australis Haswell, 1879
Orthoprotella pearce Guerra-García, 2006
Perotripus keablei Guerra-García, 2006
Protella similis Mayer, 1903Pink-eyed Skeleton Shrimp
Pseudaeginella biscaynensis McCain, 1968
Pseudoprellicana johnsoni Guerra-García, 2006
Pseudoproto fallax Mayer, 1903
Quadrisegmentum lowryi Guerra-García, 2006
Quadrisegmentum triangulum Hirayama, 1988

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in North Queensland
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
7
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhtisicinae
Vassilenko, 1968
6
7
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