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Checklist for Superfamily Caprelloidea Leach, 1814 (Skeleton shrimp)
and region North America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
496
3152
12962
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
484
3129
12893
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
257
1597
6073
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
127
746
3051
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
49
311
1443
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
14
141
632
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
4
47
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North America
4 Families width 174 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps111SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice22SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 181440SpeciesTaxom
Pariambidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North America
47 Genera with 174 Species
#ABCDFHILMNOPST
Aciconula Mayer, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Aeginella Boeck, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Aeginina Norman, 18423SpeciesTaxom
Balaenocyamus1SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 187159SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Cercops Krøyer, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 187214SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 19718SpeciesTaxom
Dulichia Krøyer, 197712SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiopsis Laubitz, 19644SpeciesTaxom
Dyopedos Bate, 19517SpeciesTaxom
Fallotritella McCain, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hemiproto McCain, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Isocyamus Gervais and ..., 18362SpeciesTaxom
Laetmatophilus Bruzelius, 18593SpeciesTaxom
Liriarchus Mayer, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Liropus Mayer, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Luconacia Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Mayerella Huntsman, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Metacaprella Mayer, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Neocyamus Margolis, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Noculacia Mayer, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprotella Mayer, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Paradulichia Boeck, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Paraprotella Mayer, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Perotripus Dougherty an..., 19151SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Platycyamus Lütken, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Podobothrus Barnard & Clark, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 197013SpeciesTaxom
Proaeginina Stephensen, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Protella Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Protellopsis Stebbing, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Protoaeginella Laubitz & Mills, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocaprellina Sundara Raj, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolirius Mayer, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoliropus Laubitz, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Syamus1SpeciesTaxom
Syncyamus Bowman, 19552SpeciesTaxom
Thorina Stephensen, 19152SpeciesTaxom
Tritella Mayer, 19534SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North America
174 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aciconula acanthosoma Chess, 1989
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
Balaenocyamus balaenopterae K.H. Barnard, 1931
Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella acanthogaster Mayer, 1890
Caprella acutifrons (Latreille, 1816)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella aequilibra (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella alaskana Mayer, 1903
Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890
Caprella angusta Mayer, 1903
Caprella anomala Mayer, 1903
Caprella augusta Mayer, 1903
Caprella bathytatos Martin & Pettit, 1998
Caprella bermudia Kundel, 1910
Caprella borealis Mayer, 1903
Caprella brevirostris Mayer, 1903
Caprella californica Stimpson, 1857Skeleton Shrimp
Caprella carina Mayer, 1903
Caprella ciliata Sars, 1883
Caprella constantina Mayer, 1903
Caprella corvina Mayer, 1903
Caprella cristibrachium Mayer, 1903
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella drepanochir Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Caprella dubia Hansen, 1887
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella eximia Mayer, 1890
Caprella ferrea Mayer, 1903
Caprella geometrica (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella gorgonia Laubitz & Le..., 1974
Caprella gracilior Mayer, 1890
Caprella grahami Wigley & Shave, 1966
Caprella grandimana Mayer, 1882
Caprella greenleyi McCain, 1969
Caprella incisa Mayer, 1903
Caprella irregularis Mayer, 1890
Caprella kennerlyi (Stimpson, 1864)⇒ Metacaprella kennerlyi Stimpson, 1864
Caprella laeviuscula Mayer, 1903
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella manneringi McCain, 1979
Caprella mendax (Mayer, 1903)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella microtuberculata G.O. Sars, 1879
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella natalensis Mayer, 1903
Caprella paulina Mayer, 1903
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella pilidigita Laubitz, 1970
Caprella pilidigitata Laubitz, 1970
Caprella pilipalma Dougherty & ..., 1953
Caprella pustulata Laubitz, 1970
Caprella rhinoceros Mayer, 1903
Caprella rinki Stephensen, 1916
Caprella rudiuscula Laubitz, 1970
Caprella scabra Holmes, 1904
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Caprella simia Mayer, 1903Amphipod
Caprella striata Mayer, 1903
Caprella suprapiscis Galván-Villa..., 2015
Caprella ungulina Mayer, 1903
Caprella unica Mayer, 1903
Caprella verrucosa Boeck, 1871
Caprellina longicollis Nicolet, 1849
Cercops compactus Laubitz, 1970
Cercops holboelli Krøyer, 1843
Cercops holbolli Krøyer, 1843
Cyamus balaenopterae K.H. Barnard, 1931Umbrella starwort
Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870Whale-louse
Cyamus catodontis Margolis, 1954
Cyamus ceti (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870
Cyamus erraticus Roussel de V..., 1834
Cyamus eschrichtii Margolis, Mc..., 2000
Cyamus fascicularis Verrill, 1901
Cyamus kessleri A. Brandt, 1873
Cyamus mesorubraedon Margolis, Mc..., 2000
Cyamus monodontis Lutken, 1870
Cyamus nodosus Lutken, 1861
Cyamus orubraedon Waller, 1989
Cyamus ovalis Roussel de V..., 1834
Cyamus scammoni (Dall, 1872)⇒ Syamus scammoni Dall, 1834
Deutella abracadabra
Deutella aspiducha Gable & Lazo..., 1987
Deutella californica Mayer, 1890
Deutella caribensis Guerra-Garcí..., 2006
Deutella incerta Mayer, 1903
Deutella mayeri Stebbing, 1895Hame
Deutella mazatlanensis Alarcón-Orte..., 2019
Deutella vemae McCain & Gray, 1971
Dulichia arctica (Murdoch, 1884)⇒ Dyopedos arcticus Murdoch, 1885
Dulichia artica Murdoch, 1885
Dulichia bispina (Gurjanova, 1930)⇒ Dyopedos bispinis Gurjanova, 1930
Dulichia falcata Bate, 1857
Dulichia monacantha (Metzger, 1875)⇒ Dyopedos monacantha Metzger, 1875
Dulichia porrecta (Bate, 1857)⇒ Dyopedos porrectus Bate, 1857
Dulichia remis (J. L. Barnard, 1964)⇒ Dulichiopsis remis J.L. Barnard, 1964
Dulichia rhabdoplastis McCloskey, 1970
Dulichia spinosissima Krøyer, 1845
Dulichia tuberculata Boeck, 1870
Dulichia unispina (Gurjanova, 1951)⇒ Dyopedos unispinus urjanova, 1951
Dulichia wolffi Laubitz, 1977
Dulichiopsis abyssi Stephensen, 1944
Dulichiopsis barnardi Laubitz, 1977
Dulichiopsis nordlandica Boeck, 1870
Dulichiopsis remis J.L. Barnard, 1964
Dyopedos arcticus Murdoch, 1885
Dyopedos bispinis Gurjanova, 1930
Dyopedos bispinus Gurjanova, 1930
Dyopedos monacantha Metzger, 1875
Dyopedos monacanthus (Metzger, 1875)⇒ Dyopedos monacantha Metzger, 1875
Dyopedos porrectus Bate, 1857
Dyopedos unispinus urjanova, 1951
Fallotritella biscaynensis (McCain, 1968)⇒ Pseudaeginella biscaynensis McCain, 1968
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Hemiproto wigleyi McCain, 1968
Isocyamus delphini Guérin-Ménev..., 1836
Isocyamus delphinii Guérin Ménev..., 1836
Laetmatophilus armatus (Norman, 1869)⇒ Laetmatophilus tuberculatus Bruzelius, 1859
Laetmatophilus hala J.L. Barnard, 1970
Laetmatophilus tuberculatus Bruzelius, 1859
Liriarchus perplexus Mayer, 1912
Liropus minusculus Guerra-Garcí..., 2013Skeleton shrimp
Luconacia incerta Mayer, 1903
Mayerella acanthopoda Benedict, 1977
Mayerella banksia Laubitz, 1970
Mayerella limicola Huntsman, 1915
Mayerella redunca McCain, 1968
Metacaprella anomala Mayer, 1903
Metacaprella ferrea Mayer, 1903
Metacaprella horrida Sars G.O., 1877
Metacaprella kennerlyi Stimpson, 1864
Metaprotella hummelincki McCain, 1968
Metaprotella sandalensis Mayer, 1898
Neocyamus physeteris Pouchet, 1888
Noculacia australiensis Guerra-García, 2002
Orthoprotella gordoni Guiler, 1954
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Paracaprella tenuis Mayer, 1903
Paradulichia typica Boeck, 1870
Perotripus brevis LaFollette, 1915
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Platycyamus flaviscutatus Waller, 1989
Podobothrus bermudensis Barnard & Clark, 1985
Podocerus brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Podocerus chelonophilus Chevreux & G..., 1888
Podocerus cristatus Thomson, 1879Nudibranch-mimicking Amphipod
Podocerus danae Stebbing, 1888
Podocerus fissipes Serejo, 1996
Podocerus fulanus J.L. Barnard, 1962
Podocerus hanapepe J.L. Barnard, 1970
Podocerus kleidus Thomas & J. ..., 1992
Podocerus lazowasemi Baldinger & ..., 1994
Podocerus spongicolus Alderman, 1936
Podocerus tachyrheo Baldinger & ..., 1994
Podocerus talegus J.L. Barnard, 1965
Podocerus talegus lawai J. L. Barnard, 1970
Proaeginina norvegica Stephensen, 1931
Protellopsis stebbingi (Pearse, 1908)⇒ Deutella incerta Mayer, 1903
Protoaeginella muriculata Laubitz & Mills, 1972
Pseudaeginella biscaynensis McCain, 1968
Pseudocaprellina pambanensis Sundara Raj, 1927
Pseudoliropus vanus Laubitz, 1970
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp
Syamus scammoni Dall, 1834
Syncyamus aequus Lincoln & Hu..., 1981
Syncyamus pseudorcae Bowman, 1955
Thorina elongata Laubitz & Mills, 1972
Thorina maldivensis (Borradaile, 1915)⇒ Thinora maldivensis Borradaile, 1915
Tritella laevis Mayer, 1903
Tritella ornata Mayer, 1903
Tritella pilimana Mayer, 1890
Tritella tenuissima Dougherty & ..., 1953

Subnodes of Caprelloidea with occurrences in North America
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
32
111
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyamidae
Rafinesque, 1815
whale lice, Whale louse´
7
22
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPariambidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyPodoceridae
Leach, 1814
7
40
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