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Checklist for Suborder Gammaridea Latreille, 1802 (Gammarid amphipods)
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
207
522
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
206
521
743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
115
283
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
49
100
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Gammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
7 Families width 12 Species
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19780SpeciesTaxom
Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18140SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
11 Genera with 12 Species
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Carangolia J. L. Barnard, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyproidea Haswell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Guernea Chevreux, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Lepechinella Stebbing, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropus Hock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nototropis Jordan, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Pardalisca Krøyer, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
12 Species
Ampelisca excavata K.H. Barnard, 1926
Ampelisca palmata K.H. Barnard, 1916
Ampelisca pugetica Stimpson, 1864Bluewood
Byblis brachycephala Mills, 1971Lyreleaf jewelflower
Cyproidea ornata Haswell, 1879Ladybug Amphipod
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
Pardalisca marionis Stebbing, 1888

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

Taxom

SuperfamilyMelphidippoidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPhoxocephaloidea
Sars, 1891
1
2
0
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyStenothoidea
Boeck, 1871
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySynopioidea
Dana, 1852
1
3
6
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom



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