Caprella acanthogaster

Caprella acanthogaster
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Clade:	Pancrustacea
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.¹ 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.²³

References

J. Lowry (2010). Lowry J (ed.). "Caprella acanthogaster Mayer, 1890". World Amphipoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
Gail Ashton (January 13, 2010). "Caprella acanthogaster Mayer". Caprellids, LifeDesks. Retrieved February 6, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)
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.

[worms-1] J. Lowry (2010). Lowry J (ed.). "Caprella acanthogaster Mayer, 1890". World Amphipoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 6, 2012.

[W1-2] Gail Ashton (January 13, 2010). "Caprella acanthogaster Mayer". Caprellids, LifeDesks. Retrieved February 6, 2012.{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: deprecated archival service (link)

[FAASSE-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.

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