Caprellidae

Caprellidae is a family of amphipods commonly known as skeleton shrimps. Their common name denotes the threadlike slender body which allows them to virtually disappear among the fine filaments of seaweed, hydroids and bryozoans. They are sometimes also known as ghost shrimps.

Skeleton shrimps
Caprellidae
Pariambus typicus
Scientific classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Superfamily: Caprelloidea
Family: Caprellidae
Leach, 1814
Synonyms
  • Aeginellidae Leach, 1814
  • Phtisicidae Vassilenko, 1968
  • Phtisicoidea Vassilenko, 1968
  • Protellidae McCain, 1970
  • Pariambidae Laubitz, 1993
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