Caprella linearis

Caprella linearis
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Family:	Caprellidae
Genus:	Caprella
Species:	C. linearis
Binomial name
Caprella linearis (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms [1] [2]
Cancer linearis(Linnaeus, 1767) Caprella laevisGoodsir, 1842 Caprella lobataBate, 1856 Gammarus quadrilobatus(Abildgaard, 1789) Oniscus scolopendroides(Pallas, 1772) Squilla lobataMüller, 1776 Squilla quadrilobataAbildgaard, 1788

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

• Caprella mutica

References

1. 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.
2. 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.
3. Mario de Kluijver; Sarita Ingalsuo. "Caprella linearis". Macrobenthos of the North Sea - Crustacea. Marine Species Identification Portal.{{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
4. Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres. Paris, L'Auteur. p.  165.

External links

• Video of Caprella linearis males fighting
• Photos of Caprella linearis on Sealife Collection