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Checklist for Superfamily Caprelloidea Leach, 1814 (Skeleton shrimp)
and region Puerto Rico (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
176
486
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
175
485
857
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
84
196
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
35
73
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
15
45
56
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
7
23
36
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
2
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Puerto Rico
2 Families width 11 Species
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Puerto Rico
9 Genera with 11 Species
Caprella Lamarck, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Fallotritella McCain, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 19922SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puerto Rico
11 Species
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Deutella incerta Mayer, 1903
Deutella mayeri Stebbing, 1895Hame
Fallotritella biscaynensis (McCain, 1968)⇒ Pseudaeginella biscaynensis McCain, 1968
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Metaprotella hummelincki McCain, 1968
Paracaprella tenuis Mayer, 1903
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Podocerus chelonophilus Chevreux & G..., 1888
Podocerus kleidus Thomas & J. ..., 1992
Pseudaeginella biscaynensis McCain, 1968

Subnodes of Caprelloidea with occurrences in Puerto Rico
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
8
9
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPodoceridae
Leach, 1814
1
2
Genus
Species

Taxom



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