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Checklist for Superfamily Caprelloidea Leach, 1814 (Skeleton shrimp)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
450
2718
9963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
447
2712
9948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
242
1296
4284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
110
460
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
45
211
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
13
100
264
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
33
71
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
3 Families width 71 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps47SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice8SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 181416SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
33 Genera with 71 Species
#ABCDEHILMNOPST
Aeginella Boeck, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Aeginina Norman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Aeginoides Schellenberg, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Balaenocyamus1SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 191015SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Caprellinoides Stebbing, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Dodecas Stebbing, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Eupariambus K. H. Barnard, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Isocyamus Gervais and ..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Laetmatophilus Bruzelius, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Liropus Mayer, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 19974SpeciesTaxom
Monoliropus Mayer, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Neocyamus Margolis, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Noculacia Mayer, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprotella Mayer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Paradeutella Mayer, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Paradulichia Boeck, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraprotella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pariambus Stebbing, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 181414SpeciesTaxom
Protella Dana, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolirius Mayer, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Syncyamus Bowman, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Triprotella Arimoto, 19701SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
71 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeginella corallina Zettler, Fre..., 2018
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Aeginoides gaussi Schellenberg, 1926
Balaenocyamus balaenopterae K.H. Barnard, 1931
Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella aequilibra (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella dilatata Krøyer, 1843
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella laevipes Mayer, 1903
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella natalensis Mayer, 1903
Caprella nigra Reid, 1951
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella stella Krapp-Schick..., 1998Skeleton Shrimp
Caprella triodos Stebbing, 1910
Caprellina longicollis Nicolet, 1849
Caprellina spiniger K.H. Barnard, 1916
Caprellinoides mayeri Pfeffer, 1888
Caprellinoides tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870Whale-louse
Cyamus erraticus Roussel de V..., 1834
Cyamus gracilis Roussel de V..., 1834
Cyamus ovalis Roussel de V..., 1834
Deutella antonbruuni Guerra-García, 2002
Deutella indica Guerra-García, 2002
Dodecas elongata Stebbing, 1883
Dodecas hexacentrum Mayer, 1903
Eupariambus fallax K.H. Barnard, 1957
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Isocyamus delphinii Guérin Ménev..., 1836
Laetmatophilus durbanensis K.H. Barnard, 1916
Laetmatophilus purus Stebbing, 1888
Laetmatophilus tridens Barnard, 1916
Liropus africanus Mayer, 1920
Metaprotella africana Mayer, 1903
Metaprotella haswelliana Mayer, 1882
Metaprotella sandalensis Mayer, 1898
Metaprotella ungunja Larsen, 1997
Monoliropus falcimanus Mayer, 1904
Neocyamus physeteris Pouchet, 1888
Noculacia africana Guerra-García, 2002
Orthoprotella mayeri K.H. Barnard, 1916
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Paraprotella prima Mayer, 1903
Pariambus typicus Kröyer, 1844
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Podocerus africanus K.H. Barnard, 1916
Podocerus brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Podocerus capillimanus Nicholls, 1938
Podocerus chelonophilus Chevreux & G..., 1888
Podocerus cristatus Thomson, 1879Nudibranch-mimicking Amphipod
Podocerus danae Stebbing, 1888
Podocerus inconspicuus Stebbing, 1888
Podocerus multispinis K.H. Barnard, 1926
Podocerus multispinis levis K.H. Barnard, 1926
Podocerus ornatus Miers, 1875
Podocerus palinuri (K.H. Barnard, 1916)⇒ Podocerus inconspicuus Stebbing, 1888
Podocerus pyurae Griffiths, 1975
Podocerus senegalensis Chevreux, 1926
Podocerus variegatus Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Protella similis Mayer, 1903Pink-eyed Skeleton Shrimp
Pseudaeginella tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Pseudaeginella vaderi Guerra-García, 2004
Pseudolirius kroyeri Haller, 1897
Pseudoprotella fieldi
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp
Syncyamus aequus Lincoln & Hu..., 1981
Triprotella amica Arimoto, 1970

Subnodes of Caprelloidea with occurrences in Africa
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
25
47
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyamidae
Rafinesque, 1815
whale lice, Whale louse´
5
8
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPodoceridae
Leach, 1814
3
16
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Caprelloidea at artfakta.se
Caprelloidea at biodiversity.org.au
Caprelloidea at itis.gov
Caprelloidea at marinespecies.org