Abstract
Five species of caprellid amphipods occur in Virginia waters:Aeginina longicornis, Hemiaegina minuta, Paracaprella tenuis, Caprella equilibria, andCaprella geometrica. Though all are offshore species, the latter three commonly occur within Chesapeake Bay.Deutella abracadabra is placed as a juniro synonym ofParacaprella tenuis and the nameCaprella geometrica is assigned to the “acutifrons” form found along the Atlantic and Gulf of Mexico coasts of the United States.
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