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WRiMS taxon detailsCaprella scaura Templeton, 1836
236551 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:236551)
accepted
Species
marine,
recent only
Templeton, R. (1836). Description of some undescribed exotic Crustacea. <em>Transactions of the Entomological Society of London.</em> 1:185-198, figs. 14-15, pls. 20-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1839.tb03207.x [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2025). World Amphipoda Database. Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836. Accessed through: Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stepien, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2025) World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236551 on 2026-05-26
Costello, M. J.; Ahyong, S.; Bieler, R.; Boudouresque, C.; Desiderato, A.; Downey, R.; Galil, B. S.; Gollasch, S.; Hutchings, P.; Kamburska, L.; Katsanevakis, S.; Kupriyanova, E.; Lejeusne, C.; Ma, K. C. K.; Marchini, A.; Occhipinti, A.; Pagad, S.; Pino, L.; Poore, G. C. B.; Rewicz, T.; Rius, M.; Robinson, T. B.; Sobczyk, R.; Stępień, A.; Turon, X.; Valls Domedel, G.; Verleye, T.; Vieira, L. M.; Willan, R. C.; Zhan, A. (2026). World Register of Introduced Marine Species (WRiMS). Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/introduced/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=236551 on 2026-05-26
Date action by
original description
Templeton, R. (1836). Description of some undescribed exotic Crustacea. <em>Transactions of the Entomological Society of London.</em> 1:185-198, figs. 14-15, pls. 20-22., available online at https://doi.org/10.1111/j.1365-2311.1839.tb03207.x [details]
context source (Introduced species) Krapp, T.; Lang, C.; Libertini, A.; Melzer, R. (2006). <i>Caprella scaura</i> Templeton, 1836 sensu lato (Amphipoda: Caprellidae) in the Mediterranean. <em>Organisms Diversity & Evolution.</em> 6(2): 77-81., available online at https://doi.org/10.1016/j.ode.2005.04.004 [details] Available for editors  context source (HKRMS) Huang ZG., Li ZY., Morton B. & Leung TY. (2000). Biofouling of cage mariculture zones in the southern waters of Hong Kong. In: Morton B, editor. Asian Marine Biology 16. Hong Kong University Press, Hong Kong. pp 77-99., available online at https://doi.org/10.1515/9789882200197-011 [details] context source (PeRMS) Chunga-Llauce, J. A.; Tapia-Ugaz, L.; Pacheco, A. S. (2023). Latitudinal distribution of skeleton shrimps (Amphipoda, Caprellidae) in artificial habitats throughout the eastern South Pacific coast of Peru. <em>Marine Biology Research.</em> 19(6-7), 381-394., available online at https://doi.org/10.1080/17451000.2023.2246488 [details] basis of record Ruffo, S. (2006). Crustacea Malacostraca Amphipoda. <em>in: Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana.</em> , available online at http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/ [details] additional source Zenetos, A., M.E. Cinar, M.A. Pancucci-Papadopoulou, J.G. Harmelin, G. Furnari, F. Andaloro, N. Bellou, N. Streftaris & H. Zibrowius. (2005). Annotated list of marine alien species in the Mediterranean with records of the worst invasive species. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 6 (2): 63-118., available online at https://www.researchgate.net/publication/273213810_Annotated_list_of_marine_alien_species_in_the_Mediterranean_with_records_of_the_worst_invasive_species [details] Available for editors additional source LeCroy, S. E.; Gasca, R.; Winfield, I.; Ortiz, M.; Escobar-Briones, E. (2009). Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College.</em> Pp. 941–972. [details] Available for editors additional source Occhipinti-Ambrogi, A., A. Marchini, G. Cantone, A. Castelli, C. Chimenz, M. Cormaci, C. Froglia, G. Furnari, M.C. Gambi, G. Giaccone, A. Giangrande, C. Gravil, F. Mastrototaro, C. Mazziotti, L. Orsi-Relini & S. Piraino. (2010). Alien species along the Italian coasts: an overview. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 13(1): 215-237., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-010-9803-y [details] Available for editors additional source Liu, J.Y. [Ruiyu] (ed.). (2008). [Checklist of marine biota of China seas]. <em>China Science Press.</em> 1267 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details] Available for editors additional source Zenetos, A., S. Gofas, M. Verlaque, M. Cinar, J. Garcia Raso, C. Bianchi, C. Morri, E. Azzurro, M. Bilecenoglu, C. Froglia, I. Siokou, D. Violanti, A. Sfriso, G. San Martin, A. Giangrande, T. Katagan, E. Ballesteros, A. Ramos-Espla, F. Mastrototaro, O. Ocana, A. Zingone, M,. Gambi & N. Streftaris. (2010). Alien species in the Mediterranean Sea by 2010. A contribution to the application of European Union's Marine Strategy Framework Directive (MSFD). Part I. Spatial distribution. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 11(2): 381-493., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.87 [details] additional source Lee, K.-S.; Hong, S.-S. (2011). lnvertebrate Fauna of Korea, Arthropoda: Crustacea : Malacostraca: Amphipoda: Caprellidea: Caprellidae, Skeleton Shrimps. National lnstitute of Biological Resources, 21(7). [details] Available for editors additional source Ros, M., Guerra-García, J.M., Navarro-Barranco, C., Cabezas, M.P. & Vázquez-Luis, M. (2014). The spreading of the non-native caprellid (Crustacea: Amphipoda) Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836 into southern Europe and northern Africa: a complicated taxonomic history. <em>Mediterranean Marine Science.</em> 15/1, 2014, 145-155., available online at https://doi.org/10.12681/mms.469 [details] Available for editors additional source Corriero, G., C. Pierri, S. Accoroni, G.Alabiso, G. Bavestrello, E. Barbone, M. Bastianini, A.M. Bazzoni, F. Bernardi Aubry, F. Boero, M.C. Buia, M. Cabrini, E. Camatti, F. Cardone, B. Cataletto, R. Cattaneo Vietti, E. Cecere, T. Cibic, P. Colangelo, A. De Olazabal, G. D'onghia, S. Finotto, N. Fiore, D. Fornasaro, S. Fraschetti, M.C. Gambi, A. Giangrande, C. Gravili, R. Guglielmo, C. Longo, M. Lorenti, A. Lugliè, P. Maiorano, M.G. Mazzocchi, M. Mercurio, F. Mastrototaro, M. Mistri, M. Monti, C. Munari, L. Musco, C. Nonnis-Marzano, B.M. Padedda, F.P. Patti, A. Petrocelli, S. Piraino, G. Portacci, A. Pugnetti, S. Pulina, T. Romagnoli, I. Rosati, D. Sarno, C.T. Satta, N. Sechi, S. Schiaparelli, B. Scipione, L. Sion, A. Terlizzi, V. Tirelli, C. Totti, A. Tursi, N. Ungaro, A. Zingone, V. Zupo & A. Basset. (2015). Ecosystem vulnerability to alien and invasive species: a case study on marine habitats along the Italian coast. <em>Aquatic Conservation: Marine and Freshwater Ecosystems.</em> 26(2):392-409., available online at https://doi.org/10.1002/aqc.2550 [details] Available for editors additional source Marchini, A., J. Ferrario, A. Sfriso & A. Occhipinti-Ambrogi. (2015). Current status and trends of biological invasions in the Lagoon of Venice, a hotspot of marine NIS introductions in the Mediterranean Sea. <em>Biological Invasions.</em> 17:2943–2962., available online at https://doi.org/10.1007/s10530-015-0922-3 [details] Available for editors  Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
From editor or global species database
Introduced species impact Spanish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin (Marine Region) Outcompetes native species for resources and/or space [details]Introduced species vector dispersal Italian part of the Tyrrhenian Sea (Marine Region) Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details] Introduced species vector dispersal Portuguese part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details] Introduced species vector dispersal Madeiran part of the North Atlantic Ocean (Marine Region) Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details] Introduced species vector dispersal Greek part of the Ionian Sea (Marine Region) Ships: accidental as attached or free-living fouling organisms [details] Introduced species vector dispersal United States part of the North Pacific Ocean (Marine Region) Aquaculture: accidental [details] From regional or thematic species database
Introduced species abundance in Spanish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin (Marine Region) : Rare [details]Introduced species abundance in Spain (Nation) : Common [details] Introduced species abundance in Spain (Nation) : Rare to common [details] Introduced species abundance in French Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean part] (Marine Region) : Common [details] Introduced species abundance in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Common [details] Introduced species abundance in Moroccan part of the Alboran Sea (Marine Region) : Common [details] Introduced species impact in Spanish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details] Introduced species impact in Spain (Nation) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details] Introduced species impact in French Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean part] (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details] Introduced species impact in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details] Introduced species impact in Moroccan part of the Alboran Sea (Marine Region) : Other impact - undefined or uncertain [details] Introduced species population trend in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Stable [details] Introduced species population trend in Spanish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin (Marine Region) : Stable [details] Introduced species population trend in French Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean part] (Marine Region) : Stable [details] Introduced species population trend in Moroccan part of the Alboran Sea (Marine Region) : Stable [details] Introduced species remark In Spain (Nation) : Listed here as "established" due to the fact that: "38 ovigerous females were identified in the sample, indicating that C. scaura might be established in the area, with a reproducing population". [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Spanish part of the Mediterranean Sea - Western Basin (Marine Region) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins Suez Canal [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Spain (Nation) : Primary vectors into the country could have been hull fouling from the Indian Ocean. Secondary dispersal could have been via ballast water, fish cage movements and/or leisure craft movements. [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Greek part of the Mediterranean Sea - Eastern Basin (Marine Region) : Unknown [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Moroccan part of the Alboran Sea (Marine Region) : Unknown [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Spain (Nation) : Ships: accidental with ballast water, sea water systems, live wells or other deck basins [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in Spain (Nation) : Ships: general [details] Introduced species vector dispersal in French Exclusive Economic Zone [Mediterranean part] (Marine Region) : Unknown [details]
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To Biodiversity Heritage Library (35 publications) To Biological Information System for Marine Life (BISMaL) To European Nucleotide Archive, ENA (Caprella scaura) To GenBank (918 nucleotides; 643 proteins) To Information system on Aquatic Non-Indigenous and Cryptogenic Species (AquaNIS) To PESI To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (2 records) To ITIS |
