Caprella linearis
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Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Family: | Caprellidae |
Genus: | Caprella |
Species: | C. linearis
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Caprella linearis | |
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Caprella linearis (linear skeleton shrimp) is a species of skeleton shrimp in the genus Caprella.[1] It is native to the North Atlantic, North Pacific, and the Arctic Ocean. It closely resembles Caprella septentrionalis with which it shares the same geographical distribution.[2][3]
Caprella linearis is the type species of the genus Caprella. It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in 1767 as "Cancer linearis".[4]
See also
[edit]References
[edit]- ^ a b J. Lowry, M. Costello, D. Bellan-Santini (2011). Lowry J (ed.). "Caprella linearis (Linnaeus, 1767)". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 12, 2012.
- ^ a b José Manuel Guerra-García (2002). "Re-descriptions of Caprella linearis (Linnaeus, 1767) and C. septentrionalis Kröyer, 1838 (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Caprellidea) from Scotland, with an ontogenetic comparison between the species and a study of the clinging behaviour". Sarsia. 87 (3). University of Bergen & the Institute of Marine Research, Norway: 216–235. doi:10.1080/00364820260294851.
- ^ Mario de Kluijver; Sarita Ingalsuo. "Caprella linearis". Macrobenthos of the North Sea - Crustacea. Marine Species Identification Portal.
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(help) - ^ Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres. p. 165.
External links
[edit]- Video of Caprella linearis males fighting
- Photos of Caprella linearis on Sealife Collection