Caprellidae
Family of crustaceans / From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia
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.[2]
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Skeleton shrimps Caprellidae | |
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Pariambus typicus | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Superfamily: | Caprelloidea |
Family: | Caprellidae Leach, 1814 |
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