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Checklist for Family Benthesicymidae Wood-Mason, 1891 (Benthesicymid shrimps)
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
 
Dendrobranchiata
Bate, 1888
5
23
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Penaeoidea
Rafinesque, 1815
Penaeoid shrimps
5
23
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBenthesicymidae
Wood-Mason, 1891
Benthesicymid shrimps
2
7
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
2 Genera with 7 Species
Bentheogennema Burkenroad, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Gennadas Bate, 19065SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
7 Species
Bentheogennema borealis Rathbun, 1902Northern blunt-tail shrimp
Bentheogennema intermedia Spence Bate, 1888
Gennadas capensis Calman, 1925
Gennadas gilchristi Calman, 1925
Gennadas intermedius (Bate, 1888)⇒ Bentheogennema intermedia Spence Bate, 1888
Gennadas kempi Stebbing, 1914
Gennadas scutatus Bouvier, 1906

Subnodes of Benthesicymidae with occurrences in Cape
SubfamilyGennadinae
Vereshchaka, Kulagin & Lunina, 2021
1
5
Genus
Species

Taxom



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