Species: Caprella ferrea

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Invertebrates
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Benthic invertebrates of Puget Sound

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Eyes Under Puget Sound: Critter of the month – the skeleton shrimp

There are more than a half dozen species of skeleton shrimp in Puget Sound. The Washington State Department of Ecology profiles this unusual crustacean in its Eyes Under Puget Sound series. 

Skeleton shrimp. Image courtesy of Dave Cowles, wallawalla.edu.
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class

Malacostraca

Order

Amphipoda

Family

Caprellidae

Genus

Caprella

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