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Checklist for Superfamily Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 1880
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
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
134
373
604
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
50
165
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Cymothoida
Wägele, 1989
12
38
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptoniscoidea
Kossmann, 1880
5
14
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape
5 Families width 24 Species
Aegidae White, 18503SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors7SpeciesTaxom
Corallanidae Nunomura, 20062SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 181411SpeciesTaxom
Capitoniscidae Boyko & Will..., 20231SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape
14 Genera with 24 Species
Aega Leach, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Aegapheles Bruce, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Anilocra Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Argathona Stebbing, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Bathygnathia Dollfus, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Caecognathia Dollfus, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Capitoniscus Bourdon, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Ceratothoa Dana, 1818tongue-biter3SpeciesTaxom
Corallana Dana, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoa Fabricius, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Elthusa Schioedte & ..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19946SpeciesTaxom
Livoneca Leach, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 19871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
24 Species
Aega novizealandiae Dana, 1853
Aega semicarinata Miers, 1875Chambers' twinpod
Aegapheles alazon Bruce, 2004
Anilocra capensis Leach, 1818Cape Fish Louse
Argathona macronema Bleeker, 1857
Bathygnathia cardiocondyla Cohen & Poore, 1994
Bathygnathia opisthopsis Cohen & Poore, 1994
Bathygnathia tapinoma Cohen & Poore, 1994
Caecognathia dolichoderus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Caecognathia leptanilla Cohen & Poore, 1994
Capitoniscus cumacei Bourdon, 1972
Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818)⇒ Ceratothoa imbricata Fabricius, 1775
Ceratothoa retusa Schioedte & ..., 1883
Ceratothoa trigonocephala Leach, 1818
Corallana africana Barnard, 1914
Cymothoa gerris Schioedte & ..., 1884
Elthusa raynaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Gnathia africana Barnard, 1914
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia epopostruma Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia iridomyrmex Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia rhytidoponera Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia stigmacros Cohen & Poore, 1994
Nerocila lomatia Bruce, 1987

Subnodes of Cryptoniscoidea with occurrences in Cape
FamilyAegidae
White, 1850
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCapitoniscidae
Boyko & Williams, 2023
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCorallanidae
Nunomura, 2006
2
2
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCymothoidae
Leach, 1818
Fish Doctors, Tongue Biters
6
7
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGnathiidae
Leach, 1814
3
11
Genera
Species

Taxom



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