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Checklist for Family Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815 (whale lice)
and region Cape (Republic South Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
242
727
1187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
240
725
1182
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
134
373
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
59
147
209
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
25
76
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
9
36
47
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
11
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCyamidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Whale lice, Whale louse´
3
4
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
3 Genera with 4 Species
Balaenocyamus1SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 18342SpeciesTaxom
Isocyamus Gervais and ..., 18361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
4 Species
Balaenocyamus balaenopterae K.H. Barnard, 1931
Cyamus gracilis Roussel de V..., 1834
Cyamus ovalis Roussel de V..., 1834
Isocyamus delphinii Guérin Ménev..., 1836


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