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Caprellidira
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Caprellidira

Caprellidira is a parvorder of marine crustaceans of the infraorder Corophiida. The group includes skeleton shrimps (Caprellidae) and whale lice (Cyamidae).

Fifteen families are currently recognised in the group. They are grouped into seven superfamilies.

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8 branches of this group, most-observed first

Skeleton Shrimp, Whale Lice, and Allies

superfamilyCaprelloidea

Photoidea

superfamilyPhotoidea

Isaeoidea

superfamilyIsaeoidea

Microprotopoidea

superfamilyMicroprotopoidea

Aetiopedesoidea

superfamilyAetiopedesoidea

Rakirooidea

superfamilyRakirooidea

Protodulichioidea

superfamilyProtodulichioidea

Neomegamphoidea

superfamilyNeomegamphoidea

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Recorded sightings

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This page is assembled live from iNaturalist, GBIF, Wikipedia, the Source Library and the Internet Archive. It is not yet part of the hand-edited codex. iNaturalist taxon 983351.