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Checklist for Subfamily Caprellinae Leach, 1814
and region Southern Ontario (Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
108
195
268
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
106
193
265
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
64
109
138
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
37
62
83
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
19
31
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
7
15
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
2
4
7
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
SubfamilyCaprellinae
Leach, 1814
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Southern Ontario
3 Genera with 6 Species
Aeginina Norman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Ontario
6 Species
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Paracaprella tenuis Mayer, 1903


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