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Checklist for Superfamily Caprelloidea Leach, 1814 (Skeleton shrimp)
and region Natal (Kwazulu-Natal)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
301
437
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
134
300
436
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
57
109
131
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
21
33
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
12
20
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
7
14
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
7
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Natal
3 Families width 10 Species
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice3SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Natal
7 Genera with 10 Species
Caprella Lamarck, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Laetmatophilus Bruzelius, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Syncyamus Bowman, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Natal
10 Species
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870Whale-louse
Cyamus erraticus Roussel de V..., 1834
Deutella antonbruuni Guerra-García, 2002
Laetmatophilus durbanensis K.H. Barnard, 1916
Podocerus africanus K.H. Barnard, 1916
Podocerus brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Podocerus inconspicuus Stebbing, 1888
Pseudaeginella tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Syncyamus aequus Lincoln & Hu..., 1981

Subnodes of Caprelloidea with occurrences in Natal
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyamidae
Rafinesque, 1815
whale lice, Whale louse´
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPodoceridae
Leach, 1814
2
4
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