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Checklist for Family Caprellidae Leach, 1814 (Ghost shrimps)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
196
500
700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
194
498
700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
109
281
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
42
115
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
15
56
81
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
8
33
45
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
5
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
5 Genera with 10 Species
Caprella Lamarck, 18365SpeciesTaxom
Monoliropus Mayer, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 19712SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
10 Species
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella dilatata Krøyer, 1843
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Monoliropus enodis Rayol & Serejo, 2003
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Pseudaeginella arraialensis Ros, Lacerda..., 2017
Pseudaeginella montoucheti Quitete, 1971

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
4
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhtisicinae
Vassilenko, 1968
1
1
Genus
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