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Checklist for Family Caprellidae Leach, 1814 (Ghost shrimps)
and region Sri Lanka (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
461
943
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
460
942
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
77
171
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
39
81
127
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
14
40
67
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
8
20
35
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
2
3
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Sri Lanka
2 Genera with 4 Species
Metaprotella Mayer, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Paradeutella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Sri Lanka
4 Species
Metaprotella excentrica Mayer, 1890
Metaprotella haswelliana Mayer, 1882
Metaprotella problematica Mayer, 1890
Paradeutella bidentata Mayer, 1890

Subnodes of Caprellidae with occurrences in Sri Lanka
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
2
4
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