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Checklist for Subfamily Caprellinae Leach, 1814
and region Continents


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
734
7366
51296
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
716
7312
51144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
404
3917
25834
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
202
1613
9410
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
94
804
4908
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
21
278
1697
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
6
96
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
73
318
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
45
263
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Continents
45 Genera with 263 Species
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Abyssicaprella McCain, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Aciconula Mayer, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Aeginella Boeck, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Aeginina Norman, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 1903129SpeciesTaxom
Caprellaporema Guerra-García, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophium Dana, 18795SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 189013SpeciesTaxom
Eupariambus K. H. Barnard, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Fallotritella McCain, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Heterocaprella Arimoto, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Leipsuropus Stebbing, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Liropus Mayer, 20188SpeciesTaxom
Mayerella Huntsman, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Metacaprella Mayer, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 19978SpeciesTaxom
Monoliropus Mayer, 20044SpeciesTaxom
Noculacia Mayer, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprotella Mayer, 20049SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19036SpeciesTaxom
Paradeutella Mayer, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Paradicaprella Hirayama, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Paraprotella Mayer, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Pariambus Stebbing, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Parvipalpina Stephensen, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Parvipalpus Mayer, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Pedoculina Carausu, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Proaeginina Stephensen, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Propodalirius Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Protella Dana, 19716SpeciesTaxom
Protellina Stephensen, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Protellopsis Stebbing, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Protoaeginella Laubitz & Mills, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 200411SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolirius Mayer, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoliropus Laubitz, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Thorina Stephensen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Triantella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Triliropus Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Triperopus Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Triprotella Arimoto, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tritella Mayer, 19534SpeciesTaxom
Tropicaprella Guerra-Garcí..., 20031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Continents
263 Species and 5 Subspecies
Abyssicaprella galatheae McCain, 1966
Aciconula acanthosoma Chess, 1989
Aciconula australiensis Guerra-García, 2004
Aciconula miranda Mayer, 1903
Aeginella corallina Zettler, Fre..., 2018
Aeginella longicornis Krøyer, 1843
Aeginella spinosa Boeck, 1861
Aeginina aenigmatica Laubitz, 1972
Aeginina echinata (Boeck) accep..., 1843)⇒ Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella acanthifera acanthifera Leach, 1814
Caprella acanthifera discrepans Mayer, 1890
Caprella acanthogaster Mayer, 1890
Caprella acanthopoda Guiler, 1954
Caprella acutifrons (Latreille, 1816)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella aequilibra (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella aino Utinomi, 1943
Caprella alaskana Mayer, 1903
Caprella algaceus Vassilenko, 1967
Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890
Caprella angusta Mayer, 1903
Caprella anomala Mayer, 1903
Caprella arimotoi Takeuchi, 1993
Caprella augusta Mayer, 1903
Caprella bathytatos Martin & Pettit, 1998
Caprella bermudia Kundel, 1910
Caprella bidentata Utinomi, 1947
Caprella bispinosa Mayer, 1903
Caprella borealis Mayer, 1903
Caprella brevirostris Mayer, 1903
Caprella californica Stimpson, 1857Skeleton Shrimp
Caprella calva Spence Bate, 1863
Caprella carina Mayer, 1903
Caprella chelimana Mayer, 1903
Caprella ciliata Sars, 1883
Caprella constantina Mayer, 1903
Caprella corvina Mayer, 1903
Caprella cristibrachium Mayer, 1903
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella danilewskii Czerniavski, 1868
Caprella dentata (Haller, 1880)⇒ Caprella liparotensis Haller, 1879
Caprella dilatata Krøyer, 1843
Caprella drepanochir Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Caprella dubia Hansen, 1887
Caprella edgari Guerra-Garcí..., 2004
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella erethizon Mayer, 1901
Caprella eximia Mayer, 1890
Caprella extensimana Laubitz, 1995
Caprella falsa Mayer, 1903
Caprella ferrea Mayer, 1903
Caprella fretensis Stebbing, 1878
Caprella geometrica (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella gigantea Haller, 1880
Caprella glabra Aoki, 1991
Caprella gorgonia Laubitz & Le..., 1974
Caprella gracilior Mayer, 1890
Caprella gracillima Mayer, 1890
Caprella grahami Wigley & Shave, 1966
Caprella grandimana Mayer, 1882
Caprella greenleyi McCain, 1969
Caprella hirayamai Guerra-Garcí..., 2003
Caprella hirsuta Mayer, 1890
Caprella horrida (G.O. Sars, 1877)⇒ Metacaprella horrida Sars G.O., 1877
Caprella hystrix (Krøyer, 1843)⇒ Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814
Caprella imaii Utinomi, 1943
Caprella incisa Mayer, 1903
Caprella inermis (Grube, 1864)⇒ Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868
Caprella iniquilibra Mayer, 1903
Caprella irregularis Mayer, 1890
Caprella kennerlyi (Stimpson, 1864)⇒ Metacaprella kennerlyi Stimpson, 1864
Caprella kominatoensis Takeuchi, 1986
Caprella kroyeri De Haan, 1849
Caprella kuroshio Mori, 1999
Caprella laevipes Mayer, 1903
Caprella laevis (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767
Caprella laeviuscula Mayer, 1903
Caprella laticornis (Boeck, 1861)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella lilliput Krapp-Schick..., 1987
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella liparotensis Haller, 1879
Caprella lobata (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767
Caprella longimanus Stimpson, 1853
Caprella loveni (accepted as ..., 1838)⇒ Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Caprella macho (Schurin, 1935)⇒ Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935
Caprella manneringi McCain, 1979
Caprella mendax (Mayer, 1903)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella microtuberculata G.O. Sars, 1879
Caprella mitis Mayer, 1890
Caprella monocera G.O.Sars, 1894
Caprella monoceros Mayer, 1890
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella natalensis Mayer, 1903
Caprella nigra Reid, 1951
Caprella obtusifrons Utinomi, 1943
Caprella okadai Arimoto, 1930
Caprella paulina Mayer, 1903
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella pilidigita Laubitz, 1970
Caprella pilidigitata Laubitz, 1970
Caprella pilipalma Dougherty & ..., 1953
Caprella polyacantha Utinomi, 1947Skeleton Shrimp
Caprella punctata Boeck, 1861
Caprella pustulata Laubitz, 1970
Caprella rapax Mayer, 1890
Caprella rhinoceros Mayer, 1903
Caprella rhopalochir Mayer, 1903
Caprella rinki Stephensen, 1916
Caprella rudiuscula Laubitz, 1970
Caprella sabineae Guerra-Garcí..., 2003
Caprella scabra Holmes, 1904
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella scaura diceros (Mayer, 1890)⇒ Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836
Caprella scaura hamata (Utinomi, 1947)⇒ Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836
Caprella scaura typica (Mayer, 1890)⇒ Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836
Caprella scauroides Mayer, 1903
Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Caprella simia Mayer, 1903Amphipod
Caprella spinosissima
Caprella stella Krapp-Schick..., 1998Skeleton Shrimp
Caprella striata Mayer, 1903
Caprella subtilis Mayer, 1903
Caprella suprapiscis Galván-Villa..., 2015
Caprella takedai Aoki & Ito, 2012
Caprella tasmaniensis Guiler, 1954
Caprella tavolarensis Sturaro & Gu..., 2012
Caprella telarpax Mayer, 1890
Caprella tenuis Haswell, 1880
Caprella traudlae Guerra-García, 2004
Caprella triodos Stebbing, 1910
Caprella tsugarensis Utinomi, 1947
Caprella tuberculata Guérin, 1836
Caprella ungulina Mayer, 1903
Caprella unica Mayer, 1903
Caprella utinomii
Caprella venusta Utinomi, 1943
Caprella verrucosa Boeck, 1871
Caprella vidua Mayer, 1903
Caprellaporema subantarctica Guerra-García, 2003
Cyrtophium armatum Norman, 1869
Cyrtophium darwinii Spence Bate, 1857
Cyrtophium dentatum (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Podocerus dentatus Haswell, 1879
Cyrtophium minutum Haswell, 1879
Cyrtophium parasiticum (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Leipsuropus parasiticus Haswell, 1879
Deutella abracadabra
Deutella antonbruuni Guerra-García, 2002
Deutella aspiducha Gable & Lazo..., 1987
Deutella californica Mayer, 1890
Deutella caribensis Guerra-Garcí..., 2006
Deutella incerta Mayer, 1903
Deutella indica Guerra-García, 2002
Deutella margaritae Guerra-García, 2003
Deutella mayeri Stebbing, 1895Hame
Deutella mazatlanensis Alarcón-Orte..., 2019
Deutella schieckei Cavedini, 1982
Deutella vemae McCain & Gray, 1971
Deutella venenosa Mayer, 1890
Eupariambus fallax K.H. Barnard, 1957
Fallotritella biscaynensis (McCain, 1968)⇒ Pseudaeginella biscaynensis McCain, 1968
Fallotritella polynesica (Müller, 1990)⇒ Pseudaeginella polynesica Müller, 1990
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Heterocaprella clavigera Arimoto, 1976
Leipsuropus astericolus Ariyama, 2012
Leipsuropus hongi Ariyama, 2012
Leipsuropus parasiticus Haswell, 1879
Liropus africanus Mayer, 1920
Liropus elongatus Mayer, 1890
Liropus japonicus Mori, 1995
Liropus minimus Mayer, 1890
Liropus minusculus Guerra-Garcí..., 2013Skeleton shrimp
Liropus nelsonae Guerra-García, 2003
Liropus vitucoi Guerra-Garcí..., 2018
Liropus willyi Guerra-Garcí..., 2018
Mayerella acanthopoda Benedict, 1977
Mayerella banksia Laubitz, 1970
Mayerella limicola Huntsman, 1915
Mayerella magellanica McCain & Gray, 1971
Mayerella redunca McCain, 1968
Metacaprella anomala Mayer, 1903
Metacaprella ferrea Mayer, 1903
Metacaprella horrida Sars G.O., 1877
Metacaprella kennerlyi Stimpson, 1864
Metaprotella africana Mayer, 1903
Metaprotella excentrica Mayer, 1890
Metaprotella guileri Takeuchi & L..., 2019
Metaprotella haswelliana Mayer, 1882
Metaprotella hummelincki McCain, 1968
Metaprotella problematica Mayer, 1890
Metaprotella sandalensis Mayer, 1898
Metaprotella ungunja Larsen, 1997
Monoliropus agilis Mayer, 1903
Monoliropus enodis Rayol & Serejo, 2003
Monoliropus falcimanus Mayer, 1904
Monoliropus hapipandi Guerra-García, 2004
Noculacia africana Guerra-García, 2002
Noculacia australiensis Guerra-García, 2002
Noculacia bullata Mayer, 1903
Orthoprotella australis Haswell, 1879
Orthoprotella berentsae Takeuchi & L..., 2007
Orthoprotella gordoni Guiler, 1954
Orthoprotella mayeri K.H. Barnard, 1916
Orthoprotella nana Guerra-García, 2004
Orthoprotella pearce Guerra-García, 2006
Orthoprotella spinigera Mori, 1996
Orthoprotella tasmaniensis Guiler, 1954
Orthoprotella tuberculata Guerra-Garcí..., 2004
Paracaprella alata Mayer, 1903
Paracaprella barnardi McCain, 1967
Paracaprella crassa Mayer, 1903
Paracaprella digitimanus Quitete, 1971
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Paracaprella tenuis Mayer, 1903
Paradeutella bidentata Mayer, 1890
Paradeutella echinata Haswell, 1880
Paradeutella multispinosa Schellenberg, 1928
Paradeutella spinosa Mayer, 1903
Paradicaprella brucei Hirayama, 1990
Paraprotella prima Mayer, 1903
Paraprotella secunda Mayer, 1903
Pariambus typicus Kröyer, 1844
Parvipalpina verrucosa Stephensen, 1944
Parvipalpus capillaceus Chevreaux, 1888
Parvipalpus colemani Guerra-García, 2003
Parvipalpus linea Mayer, 1890
Parvipalpus major Carausu, 1941
Pedoculina bacescui Carausu, 1940
Proaeginina norvegica Stephensen, 1931
Propodalirius insolitus Mayer, 1903
Protella amamiensis Takeuchi , J..., 2014
Protella australis (Haswell, 1880)⇒ Orthoprotella australis Haswell, 1879
Protella gracilis Dana, 1853
Protella phasma (Mayer, 1882)⇒ Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804
Protella similis Mayer, 1903Pink-eyed Skeleton Shrimp
Protella trilobata McCain & Gray, 1971
Protellina ingolfi Stephensen, 1944
Protellopsis kergueleni Stebbing, 1888
Protellopsis stebbingi (Pearse, 1908)⇒ Deutella incerta Mayer, 1903
Protoaeginella muriculata Laubitz & Mills, 1972
Protoaeginella spinipoda Laubitz & Sorbe, 1996
Pseudaeginella arraialensis Ros, Lacerda..., 2017
Pseudaeginella biscaynensis McCain, 1968
Pseudaeginella campbellensis Guerra-García, 2003
Pseudaeginella carinaspinosa Shin, Lee, H..., 2023Skeleton Shrimp
Pseudaeginella colombiensis Guerra-Garcí..., 2006
Pseudaeginella freirei Siqueira & I..., 2019
Pseudaeginella montoucheti Quitete, 1971
Pseudaeginella polynesica Müller, 1990
Pseudaeginella telukrimau Lim, Azman, ..., 2017
Pseudaeginella tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Pseudaeginella vaderi Guerra-García, 2004
Pseudolirius kroyeri Haller, 1897
Pseudolirius kroyerii (Haller, 1879)⇒ Pseudolirius kroyeri Haller, 1897
Pseudoliropus vanus Laubitz, 1970
Pseudoprotella fieldi
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp
Pseudoprotella soela Guerra-García, 2004
Thorina elongata Laubitz & Mills, 1972
Thorina maldivensis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915
Triantella solitaria Mayer, 1903
Triliropus uncinatus Mayer, 1903
Triperopus mirus Mayer, 1903
Triprotella amica Arimoto, 1970
Tritella laevis Mayer, 1903
Tritella ornata Mayer, 1903
Tritella pilimana Mayer, 1890
Tritella tenuissima Dougherty & ..., 1953
Tropicaprella minuta Guerra-Garcí..., 2003


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