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Caprella kominatoensis

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Caprella kominatoensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Caprellidae
Genus: Caprella
Species:
C. kominatoensis
Binomial name
Caprella kominatoensis
Takeuchi, 1986

Caprella kominatoensis is a species of skeleton shrimp in the genus Caprella.[1] It was described in 1986 by Ichiro Takeuchi for specimens from Amatsu-Kominato (now part of Kamogawa), Chiba Prefecture, Japan, and is closely related to C. decipiens.[2]

References

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  1. ^ Jim Lowry (2010). Lowry J (ed.). "Caprella kominatoensis Takeuchi, 1986". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved February 1, 2012.
  2. ^ Ichiro Takeuchi (1986). "Caprella kominatoensis n. sp. (Amphipoda, Caprellidae) from Amatsu-Kominato, Chiba, Japan". Bulletin of the National Science Museum. ser. A, Zoology. 12 (2): 67–73.