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Checklist for Infraorder Physocephalata Bowman & Gruner, 1973
and region Namibia (Southern Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
156
354
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
155
353
513
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
92
219
297
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
39
72
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Hyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
11
13
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Physocephalata
Bowman & Gruner, 1973
9
11
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Namibia
9 Families width 17 Species
Lycaeidae Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pronoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Paraphronimidae Bovallius, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Phrosinidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids1SpeciesTaxom
Vibiliidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Namibia
11 Genera with 17 Species
Brachyscelus Bate, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Eupronoe Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalus Milne-Edwards, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Paraphronima Claus, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Phronima Latreille, 17752SpeciesTaxom
Phrosina Risso, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelus Bate, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Primno Guérin Ménev..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Streetsia Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Themisto Guérin-Ménev..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Vibilia Milne-Edwards, 18873SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Namibia
17 Species
Brachyscelus crusculum Bate, 1861
Eupronoe minuta Claus, 1879
Oxycephalus clausi Bovallius, 1887
Paraphronima crassipes Claus, 1879
Paraphronima gracilis Claus, 1879
Phronima pacifica Streets, 1887Bladdernut
Phronima sedentaria Forskal, 1775Parasitic Hyperiid Amphipod
Phrosina semilunata Risso, 1882Hyperiid Amphipod
Platyscelus armatus Claus, 1879
Platyscelus ovoides Risso, 1816
Platyscelus serratulus Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Primno macropa Guérin-Ménev..., 1836
Streetsia challengeri Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Themisto gaudichaudii Guérin, 1825
Vibilia armata Bovallius, 1887
Vibilia cultripes Vosseler, 1901
Vibilia viatrix Bovallius, 1887

Subnodes of Physocephalata with occurrences in Namibia
SuperfamilyPhronimoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPlatysceloidea
Bate, 1862
4
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyVibilioidea
Dana, 1853
2
2
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Physocephalata at artfakta.se
Physocephalata at biodiversity.org.au
Physocephalata at itis.gov
Physocephalata at marinespecies.org