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Caprella acanthogaster

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Caprella acanthogaster
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
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.[2][3]

References

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  1. ^ J. Lowry (2010). Lowry J (ed.). "Caprella acanthogaster Mayer, 1890". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  2. ^ Gail Ashton (January 13, 2010). "Caprella acanthogaster Mayer". Caprellids, LifeDesks. Archived from the original on April 15, 2013. Retrieved February 6, 2012.
  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.[permanent dead link]