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Checklist for Family Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815 (whale lice)
and region South America (America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
422
2215
7147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
418
2208
7139
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
241
1218
3280
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
115
502
1175
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
41
207
548
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Corophiida
Leach, 1814
13
97
256
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Caprelloidea
Leach, 1814
Skeleton shrimp, Whale lice
4
31
68
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyCyamidae
Rafinesque, 1815
Whale lice, Whale louse´
3
6
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for South America
3 Genera with 6 Species
Cyamus Latreille, 18345SpeciesTaxom
Neocyamus Margolis, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Platycyamus Lütken, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for South America
6 Species
Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870Whale-louse
Cyamus catodontis Margolis, 1954
Cyamus erraticus Roussel de V..., 1834
Cyamus gracilis Roussel de V..., 1834
Cyamus ovalis Roussel de V..., 1834
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