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Checklist for Family Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815 (whale lice)
and region California (West USA, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
255
733
1399
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
254
732
1392
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
156
472
859
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
84
253
484
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
29
97
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
11
47
108
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
14
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCyamidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Whale lice, Whale louse´
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for California
3 Genera with 6 Species
Balaenocyamus1SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 18724SpeciesTaxom
Syncyamus Bowman, 19811SpeciesTaxom


Species list for California
6 Species
Balaenocyamus balaenopterae K.H. Barnard, 1931
Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870Whale-louse
Cyamus eschrichtii Margolis, Mc..., 2000
Cyamus kessleri A. Brandt, 1873
Cyamus scammoni (Dall, 1872)⇒ Syamus scammoni Dall, 1834
Syncyamus aequus Lincoln & Hu..., 1981


Links, sources and further information
Cyamidae at artfakta.se
Cyamidae at biodiversity.org.au
Cyamidae at dyntaxa.se
Cyamidae at gbif.org
Cyamidae at irmng.org
Cyamidae at itis.gov
Cyamidae at marinespecies.org