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Checklist for Subfamily Caprellinae Leach, 1814
and region Christmas Island (Australia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
82
179
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
81
178
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
26
40
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
14
24
26
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
7
13
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
5
8
9
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
2
2
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Christmas Island
2 Genera with 2 Species
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 18981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Christmas Island
2 Species
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Metaprotella sandalensis Mayer, 1898


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