Caprellidae
Encyclopedia
Caprellidae is a family
of amphipods
. It contains 88 genera in three subfamilies:
Caprellinae
Paracercopinae
Phtisicinae
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
of amphipods
Amphipoda
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. The name amphipoda means "different-footed", and refers to the different forms of appendages, unlike isopods, where all the legs are alike. Of the 7,000 species, 5,500 are classified...
. It contains 88 genera in three subfamilies:
Caprellinae
- Abyssicaprella McCain, 1966
- Aciconula Mayer, 1903
- Aeginella Boeck, 1861
- Aeginellopsis Arimoto, 1970
- Aeginina Norman, 1905
- Caprella Lamarck, 1801
- Caprellaporema Guerra-García, 2003
- Cubadeutella Ortiz, Guerra-García & Lalana, 2009
- Deutella Mayer, 1890
- Eupariambus K. H. Barnard, 1957
- Hemiaegina Mayer, 1890
- Heterocaprella Arimoto, 1976
- Liriopes Arimoto, 1978
- Liropropus Laubitz, 1995
- Liropus Mayer, 1890
- Mayerella Huntsman, 1915
- Metacaprella Mayer, 1903
- Metaprotella Mayer, 1890
- Monoliropus Mayer, 1903
- Noculacia Mayer, 1903
- Orthoprotella Mayer, 1903
- Paracaprella Mayer, 1890
- Paradeutella Mayer, 1890
- Paradicaprella Hirayama, 1990
- Paraprotella Mayer, 1903
- PariambusPariambusPariambus is a genus of amphipod crustaceans comprising the two species Pariambus typicus and Pariambus minutus....
Stebbing, 1888 - Parvipalpina Stephensen, 1944
- Parvipalpus Mayer, 1890
- Pedoculina Carausu, 1941
- Pedonculocaprella Kaim-Malka, 1983
- Pedotrina Arimoto, 1978
- Postoparacaprella Arimoto, 1981
- Premohemiaegina Arimoto, 1978
- Pretritella Arimoto, 1980
- Proaeginina Stephensen, 1940
- Proliropus Mayer, 1903
- Propodalirius Mayer, 1903
- Protella Dana, 1853
- Protellina Stephensen, 1944
- Protellopsis Stebbing, 1888
- Protoaeginella Laubitz & Mills, 1972
- Prototritella Arimoto, 1977
- Pseudaeginella Mayer, 1890
- Pseudolirius Mayer, 1890
- Pseudoliropus Laubitz, 1970
- Pseudoprotella Mayer, 1890
- Tanzacaprella Guerra-García, 2001
- Thorina Stephensen, 1944
- Triantella Mayer, 1903
- Triliropus Mayer, 1903
- Triperopus Mayer, 1903
- Triprotella Arimoto, 1970
- Tritella Mayer, 1890
- Tropicaprella Guerra-García & Takeuchi, 2003
- Verrucaprella Laubitz, 1995
Paracercopinae
- Cercops Krøyer, 1843
- Paracercops Vassilenko, 1972
- Pseudocercops Vassilenko, 1972
Phtisicinae
- Aeginoides Schellenberg, 1926
- Caprellina Thomson, 1879
- Caprellinoides Stebbing, 1888
- Chaka Griffiths, 1974
- Dodecas Stebbing, 1883
- Dodecasella K. H. Barnard, 1931
- Hemiproto McCain, 1968
- Hircella Mayer, 1882
- Jigurru Guerra-García, 2006
- Liriarchus Mayer, 1912
- Mayericaprella Guerra-García, 2006
- Metaproto Mayer, 1903
- Paedaridium Mayer, 1903
- Paraproto Mayer, 1903
- Perotripus Dougherty & Steinberg, 1953
- Phtisica Slabber, 1769
- Prellicana Mayer, 1903
- Protogeton Mayer, 1903
- Protomima Mayer, 1903
- Protoplesius Mayer, 1903
- Pseudocaprellina Sundara Raj, 1927
- Pseudododecas McCain & Gray, 1971
- Pseudoprellicana Guerra-García, 2006
- Pseudoproto Mayer, 1903
- Pseudoprotomima McCain, 1969
- Quadrisegmentum Hirayama, 1988
- Semidodecas Laubitz, 1995
- Symmetrella Laubitz, 1995