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Checklist for Superfamily Caprelloidea Leach, 1814 (Skeleton shrimp)
and region World Oceans


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
442
2839
10549
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
439
2830
10522
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
249
1402
4267
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
120
621
1619
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
37
216
570
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
12
109
307
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
38
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for World Oceans
3 Families width 96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caprellidae (Leach, 1814)Ghost shrimps69SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice7SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 181420SpeciesTaxom


Genera for World Oceans
38 Genera with 96 Species
#ACDHLMNOPQST
Aeginella Boeck, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Aeginina Norman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Aeginoides Schellenberg, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 190327SpeciesTaxom
Caprellaporema Guerra-García, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Caprellinoides Stebbing, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 18346SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophium Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Deutella Mayer, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Dodecas Stebbing, 19545SpeciesTaxom
Dodecasella K. H. Barnard, 19312SpeciesTaxom
Dulichia Krøyer, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Dyopedos Bate, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hircella Mayer, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Laetmatophilus Bruzelius, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Leipsuropus Stebbing, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Mayericaprella Guerra-García, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Metacaprella Mayer, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Metaproto Mayer, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Noculacia Mayer, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Orthoprotella Mayer, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Paradeutella Mayer, 19033SpeciesTaxom
Paradulichia Boeck, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Paraproto Mayer, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Pariambus Stebbing, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 197215SpeciesTaxom
Protella Dana, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoproto Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Quadrisegmentum Hirayama, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Syncyamus Bowman, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Thorina Stephensen, 1944
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for World Oceans
96 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aeginella corallina Zettler, Fre..., 2018
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Aeginoides gaussi Schellenberg, 1926
Caprella acutifrons (Latreille, 1816)⇒ Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890
Caprella bathytatos Martin & Pettit, 1998
Caprella brevirostris Mayer, 1903
Caprella californica Stimpson, 1857Skeleton Shrimp
Caprella carina Mayer, 1903
Caprella chelimana 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 iniquilibra Mayer, 1903
Caprella laevis (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella lobata (Linnaeus, 1767)⇒ Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767
Caprella macho (Schurin, 1935)⇒ Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935
Caprella manneringi McCain, 1979
Caprella microtuberculata G.O. Sars, 1879
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Caprella simia Mayer, 1903Amphipod
Caprella spinosissima
Caprella tuberculata Guérin, 1836
Caprella vidua Mayer, 1903
Caprellaporema subantarctica Guerra-García, 2003
Caprellina longicollis Nicolet, 1849
Caprellinoides mayeri Pfeffer, 1888
Caprellinoides tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870Whale-louse
Cyamus catodontis Margolis, 1954
Cyamus ceti (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870
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 georgiana (Schellenberg, 1931)⇒ Dodecasella georgiana Schellenberg, 1931
Dodecas hexacentrum Mayer, 1903
Dodecas reducta K.H. Barnard, 1932
Dodecas tasmaniensis Guiler, 1954
Dodecasella elegans K.H. Barnard, 1931
Dodecasella georgiana Schellenberg, 1931
Dulichia falcata Bate, 1857
Dulichia spinosissima Krøyer, 1845
Dyopedos bispinis Gurjanova, 1930
Dyopedos porrectus Bate, 1857
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Hircella berentsae Guerra-García, 2006
Laetmatophilus triceratops Hughes, 2013
Leipsuropus parasiticus Haswell, 1879
Mayericaprella arimotoi Guerra-García, 2006
Metacaprella horrida Sars G.O., 1877
Metaprotella haswelliana Mayer, 1882
Metaprotella sandalensis Mayer, 1898
Metaproto novaehollandiae Haswell, 1880
Noculacia australiensis Guerra-García, 2002
Orthoprotella gordoni Guiler, 1954
Orthoprotella mayeri K.H. Barnard, 1916
Paracaprella alata Mayer, 1903
Paracaprella tenuis Mayer, 1903
Paradeutella echinata Haswell, 1880
Paradeutella multispinosa Schellenberg, 1928
Paradeutella spinosa Mayer, 1903
Paradulichia typica Boeck, 1870
Paraproto spinosa Haswell, 1885
Pariambus typicus Kröyer, 1844
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Podocerus brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Podocerus capillimanus Nicholls, 1938
Podocerus cristatus Thomson, 1879Nudibranch-mimicking Amphipod
Podocerus cristatus rotundatus Schellenberg, 1931
Podocerus dentatus Haswell, 1879
Podocerus hanapepe J.L. Barnard, 1970
Podocerus hystrix Stebbing, 1910
Podocerus ingens (Pfeffer, 1888)⇒ Jassa ingens Pfeffer, 1888
Podocerus laevis Haswell, 1885
Podocerus oliphant Hughes, 2012
Podocerus orontes Hughes, 2013
Podocerus septemcarinatus Schellenberg, 1926
Podocerus tamoshanta Hughes, 2012
Podocerus walkeri Rabindranath, 1972
Podocerus wanganui J.L. Barnard, 1972
Protella similis Mayer, 1903Pink-eyed Skeleton Shrimp
Pseudaeginella biscaynensis McCain, 1968
Pseudaeginella campbellensis Guerra-García, 2003
Pseudaeginella tristanensis Stebbing, 1888
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp
Pseudoproto fallax Mayer, 1903
Quadrisegmentum triangulum Hirayama, 1988
Syncyamus aequus Lincoln & Hu..., 1981

Subnodes of Caprelloidea with occurrences in World Oceans
FamilyCaprellidae
Leach, 1814
Ghost shrimps, Skeleton shrimps
31
69
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCyamidae
Rafinesque, 1815
whale lice, Whale louse´
2
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPodoceridae
Leach, 1814
5
20
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