Phil Garner, Southern California Marine Life, USA
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Caprella californica Stimpson, 1856
Caprellidae is a family of amphipods commonly known as skeleton shrimps. Their common name denotes the threadlike slender body which allows them to virtually disappear among the fine filaments of seaweed, hydroids and bryozoans. They are sometimes also known as ghost shrimps.
Most caprellids are highly sexually dimorphic, with the males usually being far larger than the females.
Caprellidae is a family of amphipods commonly known as skeleton shrimps. Their common name denotes the threadlike slender body which allows them to virtually disappear among the fine filaments of seaweed, hydroids and bryozoans. They are sometimes also known as ghost shrimps.
Most caprellids are highly sexually dimorphic, with the males usually being far larger than the females.
