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Checklist for Infraorder Physocephalata Bowman & Gruner, 1973
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
 
Hyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Physocephalata
Bowman & Gruner, 1973
3
3
3
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
3 Families width 3 Species
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids1SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
3 Genera with 3 Species
Hyperia Desmarest, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathyrus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
3 Species
Hyperia galba Montagu, 1813Big-eye Amphipod
Tetrathyrus forcipatus Claus, 1879
Thyropus sphaeroma Claus, 1879

Subnodes of Physocephalata with occurrences in Western Cape
SuperfamilyPhronimoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPlatysceloidea
Bate, 1862
2
2
2
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