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Caprella acanthogaster

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Species of crustacean

Caprella acanthogaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Caprellidae
Genus: Caprella
Species: C. acanthogaster
Binomial name
Caprella acanthogaster
Mayer, 1890

Caprella acanthogaster is a species of skeleton shrimp in the genus Caprella. It is native to northeast Asia. It closely resembles Caprella mutica but can be distinguished by its smooth first and second pereonites, as well as its linear-shaped gills.

References

  1. J. Lowry (2010). Lowry J (ed.). "Caprella acanthogaster Mayer, 1890". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  2. Gail Ashton (January 13, 2010). "Caprella acanthogaster Mayer". Caprellids, LifeDesks. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  3. Marco Faasse (2005). "Notes on diagnostic characters and morphological variability of Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935 in The Netherlands" (PDF). Het Zeepaard. 65 (1): 22–28.
Taxon identifiers
Caprella acanthogaster


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