Caprella linearis
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| Caprella linearis | |
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| File:Svalbard Museum caprella linearis IMG 6929.JPG | |
| Scientific classification Edit this classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Caprellidae |
| Genus: | Caprella |
| Species: | C. linearis
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| Binomial name | |
| Caprella linearis | |
| Synonyms[1][2] | |
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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
[edit | edit source]References
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External links
[edit | edit source]- Video of Caprella linearis males fighting
- Photos of Caprella linearis in the Sealife Collection
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