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Checklist for Subfamily Caprellinae Leach, 1814
and region Canadian Arctic Archipelago (Nunavut, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
52
85
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
51
84
109
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
37
60
76
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
22
39
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
8
13
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
4
6
9
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
 
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
2
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Canadian Arctic Archipelago
2 Genera with 4 Species
Aeginina Norman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 19033SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Canadian Arctic Archipelago
4 Species
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Caprella mendax (Mayer, 1903)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Caprella striata Mayer, 1903


Links, sources and further information
Caprellinae at biodiversity.org.au
Caprellinae at marinespecies.org