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Checklist for Suborder Gammaridea Latreille, 1802 (Gammarid amphipods)
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
 
Gammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
11
15
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
11 Families width 24 Species
Ampeliscidae Costa, 185713SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Bolttsiidae Barnard & Ka..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19780SpeciesTaxom
Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Stilipididae Holmes, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18140SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae (Lilljeborg, 1865)4SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Urohaustoriidae Barnard & Dr..., 19821SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
15 Genera with 24 Species
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18559SpeciesTaxom
Bathyporeia Lindström, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Bolttsia Griffiths, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 18462SpeciesTaxom
Carangolia J. L. Barnard, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyproidea Haswell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Eclysis Barnard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Guernea Chevreux, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Lepechinella Stebbing, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropus Hock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nototropis Jordan, 18633SpeciesTaxom
Pardalisca Krøyer, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Urohaustorius Sheard, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
24 Species
Ampelisca anisuropa Stebbing, 1908
Ampelisca barnardi Nicholls, 1938
Ampelisca chiltoni Stebbing, 1888
Ampelisca excavata K.H. Barnard, 1926
Ampelisca macrocephala Liljeborg, 1852
Ampelisca palmata K.H. Barnard, 1916
Ampelisca pugetica Stimpson, 1864Bluewood
Ampelisca spinipes Boeck, 1861
Ampelisca tenuicornis Liljeborg, 1855Smooth fanpetals
Bathyporeia quoddyensis Shoemaker, 1949Enterprise clarkia
Bolttsia minuta Griffiths, 1976
Byblis brachycephala Mills, 1971Lyreleaf jewelflower
Byblis gaimardii Kröyer, 1846
Cyproidea ornata Haswell, 1879Ladybug Amphipod
Eclysis similis K.H. Barnard, 1932
Haploops setosa Boeck, 1871
Haploops tubicola Liljeborg, 1856
Lepechinella chrysotheras Stebbing, 1908
Megaluropus agilis Hoeck, 1889Hackberry
Nototropis guttatus (Costa, 1853)⇒ Atylus guttatus Costa, 1853
Nototropis swammerdamei Milne-Edwards, 1830
Nototropis vedlomensis (Bate & Westwood, 1863)⇒ Atylus vedlomensis Bate & Westwood, 1862
Pardalisca marionis Stebbing, 1888
Urohaustorius metungi Fearn-Wannan, 1968

Subnodes of Gammaridea with occurrences in Cape
SuperfamilyDexaminoidea
Leach, 1814
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMelphidippoidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPardaliscoidea
Boeck, 1871
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPhoxocephaloidea
Sars, 1891
3
4
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyStenothoidea
Boeck, 1871
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySynopioidea
Dana, 1852
1
3
13
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gammaridea at artfakta.se
Gammaridea at dyntaxa.se
Gammaridea at marinespecies.org