Caprella linearis

Caprella linearis
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Family:	Caprellidae
Genus:	Caprella
Species:	C. linearis
Binomial name
	Caprella linearis; (Linnaeus, 1767)
Synonyms
	Cancer linearis (Linnaeus, 1767); Caprella laevis Goodsir, 1842; Caprella lobata Bate, 1856; Gammarus quadrilobatus (Abildgaard, 1789); Oniscus scolopendroides (Pallas, 1772); Squilla lobata Müller, 1776; Squilla quadrilobata Abildgaard, 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]

References

^ ^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. {{cite web}}: Missing or empty |url= (help)
^ Jean-Baptiste Lamarck (1801). Système des animaux sans vertèbres. p. 165.

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