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Checklist for Family Caprellidae Leach, 1814 (Ghost shrimps)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
333
1353
3152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
330
1350
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
194
736
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
93
307
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
38
142
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
12
69
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
21
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
15
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Africa
15 Genera with 27 Species
Aeginina Norman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Aeginoides Schellenberg, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Caprellinoides Stebbing, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Dodecas Stebbing, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Eupariambus K. H. Barnard, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Monoliropus Mayer, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprotella Mayer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 18042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
27 Species
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Aeginoides gaussi Schellenberg, 1926
Caprella aequilibra (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella laevipes Mayer, 1903
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella natalensis Mayer, 1903
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella triodos Stebbing, 1910
Caprellina longicollis Nicolet, 1849
Caprellina spiniger K.H. Barnard, 1916
Caprellinoides mayeri Pfeffer, 1888
Caprellinoides tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Deutella antonbruuni Guerra-García, 2002
Dodecas elongata Stebbing, 1883
Dodecas hexacentrum Mayer, 1903
Eupariambus fallax K.H. Barnard, 1957
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Monoliropus falcimanus Mayer, 1904
Orthoprotella mayeri K.H. Barnard, 1916
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Pseudaeginella tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Pseudoprotella fieldi
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in Southern Africa
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
10
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhtisicinae
Vassilenko, 1968
5
8
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