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Checklist for Family Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815 (whale lice)
and region Puget Sound (Jefferson County, Washington, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
122
350
740
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
121
349
739
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
83
261
521
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
43
154
333
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
16
63
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
8
38
114
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
3
16
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCyamidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Whale lice, Whale louse´
4
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Puget Sound
4 Genera with 6 Species
Cyamus Latreille, 18734SpeciesTaxom
Isocyamus Gervais and ..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Neocyamus Margolis, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Platycyamus Lütken, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Puget Sound
6 Species
Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870Whale-louse
Cyamus catodontis Margolis, 1954
Cyamus ceti (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870
Cyamus kessleri A. Brandt, 1873
Isocyamus delphinii Guérin Ménev..., 1836
Neocyamus physeteris Pouchet, 1888


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