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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
321
1128
2408
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
318
1123
2403
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
196
690
1398
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
95
293
546
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
31
105
211
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
9
47
104
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
4
19
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
14
27
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern South America
14 Genera with 27 Species
Aeginoides Schellenberg, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18719SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Caprellinoides Stebbing, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Dodecas Stebbing, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Dodecasella K. H. Barnard, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Mayerella Huntsman, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Protella Dana, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Protellopsis Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotomima McCain, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Triantella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Triprotella Arimoto, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern South America
27 Species
Aeginoides gaussi Schellenberg, 1926
Caprella acutifrons (Latreille, 1816)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella dilatata Krøyer, 1843
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scabra Holmes, 1904
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
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 vemae McCain & Gray, 1971
Deutella venenosa Mayer, 1890
Dodecas elongata Stebbing, 1883
Dodecasella elegans K.H. Barnard, 1931
Dodecasella georgiana Schellenberg, 1931
Mayerella magellanica McCain & Gray, 1971
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Paracaprella tenuis Mayer, 1903
Protella trilobata McCain & Gray, 1971
Protellopsis kergueleni Stebbing, 1888
Pseudoprotomima hedgpethi McCain & Gray, 1971
Triantella solitaria Mayer, 1903
Triprotella amica Arimoto, 1970

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in Southern South America
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
8
19
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyPhtisicinae
Vassilenko, 1968
6
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