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Checklist for Family Acanthephyridae Dana, 1852
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
 
Eucarida
Calman, 1904
100
340
567
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Decapoda
Latreille, 1802
Crabs, Crayfishes, Decapod, Decapods, Lobsters, Prawns
99
337
563
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Pleocyemata
Burkenroad, 1963
92
310
509
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Caridea
Dana, 1852
Caridean shrimps
20
59
102
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oplophoroidea
Dana, 1852
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyAcanthephyridae
Dana, 1852
3
3
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
3 Genera with 3 Species
Acanthephyra Milne-Edwards, 18811SpeciesTaxom
Hymenodora G. O. Sars, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Kemphyra Chace, 18831SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
3 Species
Acanthephyra purpurea A. Milne-Edw..., 1881
Hymenodora glacialis Buchholz, 1874Northern ambereye
Kemphyra corallina A.Milne-Edwards, 1883


Links, sources and further information
Acanthephyridae at biodiversity.org.au
Acanthephyridae at gbif.org
Acanthephyridae at irmng.org
Acanthephyridae at itis.gov
Acanthephyridae at marinespecies.org