Caprella penantis Leach, 1814

Guerra-García, J. M. & Takeuchi, I., 2002, The Caprellidea (Crustacea: Amphipoda) from Ceuta, North Africa, with the description of three species of Caprella, a key to the species of Caprella, and biogeographical discussion, Journal of Natural History 36 (6), pp. 675-713 : 692

Caprella penantis Leach, 1814

(®gure 12) Caprella Penantis Leach, 1814: 404 . Caprella acutifrons: Mayer, 1882: 48 ; Mayer, 1890: 50, pl. 2, ®gures 36±37, 39±41; pl. 4,

®gures 52±53, 55, 57±61, 65±69; Mayer, 1903: 79, pl. 3, ®gures 4±28; pl. 7, ®gures 62±65. Caprella acutifrons f. testudo: Chevreux and Fage, 1925: 452, ®gure 430. Caprella penantis: McCain, 1968: 33 , ®gures 15±16; McCain and Steinberg, 1970: 33; Cavedini,

1982: 508.

Material examined. 2A: one female; 3A: three females, two juveniles; 6A: ®ve males, two females, one ovigerous female, two juveniles; 13A: one male; 15A: three males, three females, three juveniles; 17A: 14 males, 14 females, three ovigerous females, 15 juveniles.