WoRMS taxon details
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
101846 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:101846)
accepted
Species
Caprella acutifrons Latreille, 1816 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
Caprella acutifrons f. porcellio Mayer, 1903 · unaccepted
Caprella geometrica Say, 1818 · unaccepted > junior subjective synonym
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640
page(s): 404 [details]
page(s): 404 [details]
Type locality contained in England
type locality contained in England [details]
Distribution southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern...
Distribution Cosmopolitan in tropical and temperate seas (Griffiths, 1974).
Distribution southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), Magdalen Islands (from eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel), Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway); Cobscook Bay [details]
Distribution Cosmopolitan in tropical and temperate seas (Griffiths, 1974).
Distribution Cosmopolitan in tropical and temperate seas (Griffiths, 1974). [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Caprella penantis Leach, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101846 on 2025-04-28
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Nomenclature
original description
Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640
page(s): 404 [details]
original description (of Caprella acutifrons Latreille, 1816) Latreille, P.A. (1816). Nouveau dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle. [New dictionary of Natural History.]. <em>Par une Société de Naturalistes et d'Agriculteurs, Paris.</em> 6:565-566.
page(s): 433 [details]
original description (of Caprella acutifrons f. porcellio Mayer, 1903) Mayer, P. (1903). Die Caprellidae der Siboga-Expedition. <em>Siboga-Expeditie. Uitkomsten op zoologisch, botanisch, oceanographisch en geologisch gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indie 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga.</em> 34, 160 pp.; 10 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37095363 [details]
original description (of Caprella geometrica Say, 1818) Say, T. (1817-1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary
page(s): 390 [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
page(s): 404 [details]
original description (of Caprella acutifrons Latreille, 1816) Latreille, P.A. (1816). Nouveau dictionnaire d'Histoire Naturelle. [New dictionary of Natural History.]. <em>Par une Société de Naturalistes et d'Agriculteurs, Paris.</em> 6:565-566.
page(s): 433 [details]
original description (of Caprella acutifrons f. porcellio Mayer, 1903) Mayer, P. (1903). Die Caprellidae der Siboga-Expedition. <em>Siboga-Expeditie. Uitkomsten op zoologisch, botanisch, oceanographisch en geologisch gebied verzameld in Nederlandsch Oost-Indie 1899-1900 aan boord H.M. Siboga.</em> 34, 160 pp.; 10 pls., available online at https://biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37095363 [details]
original description (of Caprella geometrica Say, 1818) Say, T. (1817-1818). An account of the Crustacea of the United States. <em>Journal of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia.</em> 1(1):57-63, 65-80 (pl.), 97-101, 155-169 (1817); 1(2): 235-253, 313-319, 374-401, 423-441 (1818)., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/part/244401#/summary
page(s): 390 [details]
basis of record Bellan-Santini, D.; Costello, M.J. (2001). Amphipoda. <em>in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification.</em> Collection Patrimoines Naturels 50: pp. 295-308. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Other
context source (HKRMS)
Huang ZG. & Lin S. (1993). Biofouling of Deep Bay buoys. In: Morton B, editor. Proceedings of the first internationl conference on the marine biology of Hong Kong and the south China Sea. The marine biology of the South China Sea. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong.1: pp 153-165. [details]
context source (PeRMS) Chunga-Llauce, J. A.; Tapia-Ugaz, L.; Pacheco, A. S. (2023). Latitudinal distribution of skeleton shrimps (Amphipoda, Caprellidae) in artificial habitats throughout the eastern South Pacific coast of Peru. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 19(6-7), 381-394. [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
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additional source Bachelet, G.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Sorbe, J. C. (2003). An updated checklist of marine and brackish water Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the southern Bay of Biscay (NE Atlantic). <em>Cah. Biol. Mar.</em> 44(2): 121-151. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source LeCroy, S. E.; Gasca, R.; Winfield, I.; Ortiz, M.; Escobar-Briones, E. (2009). Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College.</em> Pp. 941–972. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Griffiths, C. L. (1974). The Amphipoda of Southern Africa. 4. The Gammaridea and Caprellidea of the Cape Province East of Cape Agulhas. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 65: 251-336. [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Lee, K.-S.; Hong, S.-S. (2011). lnvertebrate Fauna of Korea, Arthropoda: Crustacea : Malacostraca: Amphipoda: Caprellidea: Caprellidae, Skeleton Shrimps. National lnstitute of Biological Resources, 21(7). [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors [request]
additional source Cabezas, M. P.; Guerra-García, J. M.; Santos, A. M. (2022). Disentangling the Taxonomic Status of Caprella penantis sensu stricto (Amphipoda: Caprellidae) Using an Integrative Approach. <em>Life.</em> 12(2): 155., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/life12020155 [details] Available for editors [request]
context source (PeRMS) Chunga-Llauce, J. A.; Tapia-Ugaz, L.; Pacheco, A. S. (2023). Latitudinal distribution of skeleton shrimps (Amphipoda, Caprellidae) in artificial habitats throughout the eastern South Pacific coast of Peru. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 19(6-7), 381-394. [details]
additional source Brunel, P., L. Bosse & G. Lamarche. (1998). Catalogue of the marine invertebrates of the estuary and Gulf of St. Lawrence. <em>Canadian Special Publication of Fisheries and Aquatic Sciences, 126.</em> 405 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Bachelet, G.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Sorbe, J. C. (2003). An updated checklist of marine and brackish water Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the southern Bay of Biscay (NE Atlantic). <em>Cah. Biol. Mar.</em> 44(2): 121-151. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Costello, M.J., C. Emblow & R. White (EdS.). (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. <em>Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50. Muséum national d'Histoire Naturelle: Paris, France.</em> 463 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source LeCroy, S. E.; Gasca, R.; Winfield, I.; Ortiz, M.; Escobar-Briones, E. (2009). Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College.</em> Pp. 941–972. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). Checklist of marine biota of China seas. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Griffiths, C. L. (1974). The Amphipoda of Southern Africa. 4. The Gammaridea and Caprellidea of the Cape Province East of Cape Agulhas. <em>Annals of the South African Museum.</em> 65: 251-336. [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Lee, K.-S.; Hong, S.-S. (2011). lnvertebrate Fauna of Korea, Arthropoda: Crustacea : Malacostraca: Amphipoda: Caprellidea: Caprellidae, Skeleton Shrimps. National lnstitute of Biological Resources, 21(7). [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source Trott, T. J. (2004). Cobscook Bay inventory: a historical checklist of marine invertebrates spanning 162 years. <em>Northeastern Naturalist.</em> 11, 261-324., available online at http://www.gulfofmaine.org/kb/files/9793/TROTT-Cobscook%20List.pdf [details] Available for editors
[request]additional source Cabezas, M. P.; Guerra-García, J. M.; Santos, A. M. (2022). Disentangling the Taxonomic Status of Caprella penantis sensu stricto (Amphipoda: Caprellidae) Using an Integrative Approach. <em>Life.</em> 12(2): 155., available online at https://doi.org/10.3390/life12020155 [details] Available for editors
[request]
Present Present in aphia/obis/gbif/idigbio Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Introduced species vector dispersal Falkland Islands part of the South Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details]Introduced species vector dispersal Falkland Islands part of the South Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details]
Unreviewed
Distribution southern Gaspe waters (Baie des Chaleurs, Gaspe Bay to American, Orphan and Bradelle banks; eastern boundary: eastern Bradelle Valley), Magdalen Islands (from eastern Bradelle valley to the west, as far as Cape North, including the Cape Breton Channel), Prince Edward Island (from the northern tip of Miscou Island, N.B. to Cape Breton Island south of Cheticamp, including the Northumberland Strait and Georges Bay to the Canso Strait causeway); Cobscook Bay [details]Distribution Cosmopolitan in tropical and temperate seas (Griffiths, 1974). [details]
Habitat intertidal and infralittoral of the Gulf and estuary [details]
To Barcode of Life (227 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (105 publications) (from synonym Caprella acutifrons Latreille, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caprella geometrica) (from synonym Caprella geometrica Say, 1818)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caprella penantis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Caprella geometrica Say, 1818)
To GenBank (248 nucleotides; 222 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Caprella acutifrons Latreille, 1816)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (36 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (8 records) (from synonym Caprella acutifrons Latreille, 1816)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101811)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (105 publications) (from synonym Caprella acutifrons Latreille, 1816)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (19 publications)
To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caprella geometrica) (from synonym Caprella geometrica Say, 1818)
To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caprella penantis)
To GenBank (1 nucleotides; 0 proteins) (from synonym Caprella geometrica Say, 1818)
To GenBank (248 nucleotides; 222 proteins)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To PESI
To PESI (from synonym Caprella acutifrons Latreille, 1816)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (36 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (8 records) (from synonym Caprella acutifrons Latreille, 1816)
To Yale Peabody Museum of Natural History (YPM IZ 101811)
To ITIS
