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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
241
1218
3280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
115
502
1175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
41
207
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
13
97
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
4
31
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
24
49
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
24 Genera with 49 Species
#ACDHLMOPT
Abyssicaprella McCain, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Aeginoides Schellenberg, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 187113SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Caprellinoides Stebbing, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 18905SpeciesTaxom
Dodecas Stebbing, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Dodecasella K. H. Barnard, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hemiproto McCain, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Liropus Mayer, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Mayerella Huntsman, 19682SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Monoliropus Mayer, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprotella Mayer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Parvipalpus Mayer, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Protella Dana, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Protellopsis Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 19715SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotomima McCain, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Triantella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Triprotella Arimoto, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
49 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abyssicaprella galatheae McCain, 1966
Aeginoides gaussi Schellenberg, 1926
Caprella acutifrons (Latreille, 1816)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella aequilibra (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella dilatata Krøyer, 1843
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella gigantea Haller, 1880
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scabra Holmes, 1904
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella scaura typica (Mayer, 1890)⇒ Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836
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 margaritae Guerra-García, 2003
Deutella mayeri Stebbing, 1895Hame
Deutella vemae McCain & Gray, 1971
Deutella venenosa Mayer, 1890
Dodecas elongata Stebbing, 1883
Dodecasella elegans K.H. Barnard, 1931
Dodecasella georgiana Schellenberg, 1931
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Hemiproto wigleyi McCain, 1968
Liropus nelsonae Guerra-García, 2003
Mayerella magellanica McCain & Gray, 1971
Mayerella redunca McCain, 1968
Monoliropus enodis Rayol & Serejo, 2003
Monoliropus falcimanus Mayer, 1904
Orthoprotella gordoni Guiler, 1954
Paracaprella barnardi McCain, 1967
Paracaprella digitimanus Quitete, 1971
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Paracaprella tenuis Mayer, 1903
Parvipalpus colemani Guerra-García, 2003
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Protella trilobata McCain & Gray, 1971
Protellopsis kergueleni Stebbing, 1888
Pseudaeginella arraialensis Ros, Lacerda..., 2017
Pseudaeginella biscaynensis McCain, 1968
Pseudaeginella colombiensis Guerra-Garcí..., 2006
Pseudaeginella freirei Siqueira & I..., 2019
Pseudaeginella montoucheti Quitete, 1971
Pseudoprotomima hedgpethi McCain & Gray, 1971
Triantella solitaria Mayer, 1903
Triprotella amica Arimoto, 1970

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in South America
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
16
39
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhtisicinae
Vassilenko, 1968
8
10
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