Corophiidea
Encyclopedia
Corophiidea is a suborder of amphipods, containing the two suborders Caprellida (skeleton shrimp
and whale lice
) and Corophiida. It was re-established in 2003 by Myers and Lowry, to contain the taxa previously treated as the suborder Caprellida, together with some families formerly placed in the suborder Gammaridea
.
Skeleton shrimp
Skeleton shrimp are marine crustaceans of the infraorder Caprellida. The name denotes the threadlike slender body which allows them to virtually disappear among the fine filaments of seaweed, hydroids and bryozoans.-Ecology:...
and whale lice
Whale louse
A whale louse is a parasitic crustacean of the family Cyamidae. They are related to the better-known skeleton shrimp, most species of which are found in shallower waters. Whale lice are external parasites, found in skin lesions, genital folds, nostrils and eyes of marine mammals of the order Cetacea...
) and Corophiida. It was re-established in 2003 by Myers and Lowry, to contain the taxa previously treated as the suborder Caprellida, together with some families formerly placed in the suborder Gammaridea
Gammaridea
Gammaridea is a suborder of small, shrimp-like crustaceans in the order Amphipoda. It contains about 7,275 of the 7,900 described species of amphipods, in approximately 1,000 genera, divided among around 125 families. Gammaridea includes almost all freshwater amphipods , as well as many marine...
.