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Checklist for Subfamily Caprellinae Leach, 1814
and region Orkney Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
57
80
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
56
79
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
34
48
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
19
29
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
9
14
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
4
8
13
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
2
5
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Orkney Islands
2 Genera with 5 Species
Caprella Lamarck, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Pariambus Stebbing, 18441SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orkney Islands
5 Species
Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Pariambus typicus Kröyer, 1844


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