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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
333
1353
3152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
330
1350
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
194
736
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
93
307
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
38
142
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
12
69
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
21
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
3 Families width 46 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps27SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice7SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 181412SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
21 Genera with 46 Species
#ABCDEHILMOPS
Aeginina Norman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Aeginoides Schellenberg, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Balaenocyamus1SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 19109SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Caprellinoides Stebbing, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 18344SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Dodecas Stebbing, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Eupariambus K. H. Barnard, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Isocyamus Gervais and ..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Laetmatophilus Bruzelius, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Monoliropus Mayer, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprotella Mayer, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 197510SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Syncyamus Bowman, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
46 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Aeginoides gaussi Schellenberg, 1926
Balaenocyamus balaenopterae K.H. Barnard, 1931
Caprella aequilibra (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella laevipes Mayer, 1903
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella natalensis Mayer, 1903
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
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
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
Monoliropus falcimanus Mayer, 1904
Orthoprotella mayeri K.H. Barnard, 1916
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Podocerus africanus K.H. Barnard, 1916
Podocerus brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Podocerus capillimanus Nicholls, 1938
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 palinuri (K.H. Barnard, 1916)⇒ Podocerus inconspicuus Stebbing, 1888
Podocerus pyurae Griffiths, 1975
Pseudaeginella tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Pseudoprotella fieldi
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp
Syncyamus aequus Lincoln & Hu..., 1981

Subnodes of Caprelloidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
15
27
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyamidae
Rafinesque, 1815
whale lice, Whale louse´
4
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPodoceridae
Leach, 1814
2
12
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