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Checklist for Family Caprellidae Leach, 1814 (Ghost shrimps)
and region Port Jackson (Sydney Basin, Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
155
401
646
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
153
399
644
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
82
197
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
50
116
179
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
20
59
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
9
33
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
10
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
8
12
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Port Jackson
8 Genera with 12 Species
Caprella Lamarck, 18364SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophium Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Dodecas Stebbing, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Leipsuropus Stebbing, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Metaproto Mayer, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprotella Mayer, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Paradeutella Mayer, 18801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Port Jackson
12 Species
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Cyrtophium minutum Haswell, 1879
Dodecas hexacentrum Mayer, 1903
Leipsuropus parasiticus Haswell, 1879
Metaproto novaehollandiae Haswell, 1880
Orthoprotella australis Haswell, 1879
Orthoprotella berentsae Takeuchi & L..., 2007
Paracaprella alata Mayer, 1903
Paradeutella echinata Haswell, 1880

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in Port Jackson
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
6
10
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