Paraproto

Paraproto is a genus of marine amphipods in the family, Caprellidae, and was first described in 1903 by Paul Mayer.^[1][2] The type species is Paraproto condylata.^[1]

Paraproto
Paraproto spinosa
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Family:	Caprellidae
Genus:	Paraproto Mayer, 1903
Type species
Paraproto condylata Haswell, 1885

Species of this genus are found at depths of about 200 m in waters off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Victoria, and Antarctica.^[1]

Species

Species listed as accepted by IRMNG:^[3]

• Paraproto condylata (Haswell, 1885)
• Paraproto gabrieli Stebbing, 1914
• Paraproto spinosa (Haswell, 1885)
• Paraproto tasmaniensis Guerra-García & Takeuchi, 2004