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Checklist for Superfamily Cryptoniscoidea Kossmann, 1880
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
333
1353
3152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
330
1350
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
194
736
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
71
324
898
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Cymothoida
Wägele, 1989
16
72
189
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Cryptoniscoidea
Kossmann, 1880
6
24
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
6 Families width 65 Species
Aegidae White, 185017SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors20SpeciesTaxom
Corallanidae Nunomura, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 181421SpeciesTaxom
Capitoniscidae Boyko & Will..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Tridentellidae Bruce, 19842SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
24 Genera with 65 Species
#ABCEGLMNRST
Aega Leach, 18368SpeciesTaxom
Aegapheles Bruce, 20043SpeciesTaxom
Aegiochus Bovallius, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Anilocra Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Argathona Stebbing, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Bathygnathia Dollfus, 19943SpeciesTaxom
Caecognathia Dollfus, 19944SpeciesTaxom
Capitoniscus Bourdon, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Ceratothoa Dana, 1818tongue-biter4SpeciesTaxom
Cinusa Schioedte & ..., 18841SpeciesTaxom
Corallana Dana, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cteatessa Schioedte & ..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoa Fabricius, 18844SpeciesTaxom
Elthusa Schioedte & ..., 18401SpeciesTaxom
Epulaega Bruce, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 199413SpeciesTaxom
Lanocira Hansen, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Livoneca Leach, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Monodgnathia Cohen & Poore, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Mothocya Costa, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 18777SpeciesTaxom
Rocinela Leach, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Syscenus Harger, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Tridentella Richardson, 20012SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
65 Species
Aega antillensis Schioedte & ..., 1879
Aega falklandica Kussakin, 1967Flatcrown buckwheat
Aega monilis Barnard, 1914
Aega novizealandiae Dana, 1853
Aega semicarinata Miers, 1875Chambers' twinpod
Aega urotoma Barnard, 1914
Aega webbi (Guérin-Ménev..., 1836)⇒ Aega webbii Guérin-Ménev..., 1836
Aega webbii Guérin-Ménev..., 1836
Aegapheles alazon Bruce, 2004
Aegapheles antillensis Schioedte & ..., 1879
Aegapheles kwazulu Bruce, 2004
Aegiochus crozetensis Kussakin & V..., 1982
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 antarctica Studer, 1884
Caecognathia cryptopais Barnard, 1925
Caecognathia dolichoderus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Caecognathia leptanilla Cohen & Poore, 1994
Capitoniscus cumacei Bourdon, 1972
Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818)⇒ Ceratothoa imbricata Fabricius, 1775
Ceratothoa imbricata Fabricius, 1775
Ceratothoa retusa Schioedte & ..., 1883
Ceratothoa trigonocephala Leach, 1818
Cinusa tetrodontis Schioedte & ..., 1884
Corallana africana Barnard, 1914
Cteatessa retusa (Schioedte & ..., 1883)⇒ Ceratothoa retusa Schioedte & ..., 1883
Cymothoa banksii Leach, 1818
Cymothoa borbonica Schioedte & ..., 1884
Cymothoa curta Schiödte & M..., 1884
Cymothoa gerris Schioedte & ..., 1884
Elthusa raynaudii H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Epulaega monilis Barnard, 1914
Gnathia africana Barnard, 1914
Gnathia barnardi Smit & Basson, 2002
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia cryptopais Barnard, 1925
Gnathia disjuncta Barnard, 1920
Gnathia epopostruma Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia iridomyrmex Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia odontomachus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia pilosus Hadfield, Sm..., 2008
Gnathia pipinde Smit & Hadfield, 2022Pufferfish Isopod
Gnathia rhytidoponera Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia spongicola Barnard, 1920
Gnathia stigmacros Cohen & Poore, 1994
Lanocira capensis
Lanocira gardineri Stebbing, 1904
Monodgnathia ponera Cohen & Poore, 1994
Mothocya melanosticta Schioedte & ..., 1884
Nerocila armata Dana, 1853
Nerocila cephalotes Schioedte & ..., 1881
Nerocila lomatia Bruce, 1987
Nerocila orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Nerocila phaiopleura Bleeker, 1857
Nerocila serra Schioedte & ..., 1881
Nerocila trichiura Miers, 1877
Rocinela dumerilii Lucas, 1849
Rocinela granulosa Barnard, 1914
Rocinela orientalis Schioedte & ..., 1879
Syscenus infelix Harger, 1880Woodland peperomia
Tridentella benguela Brandt & Poore, 2001
Tridentella namibia Brandt & Poore, 2001

Subnodes of Cryptoniscoidea with occurrences in Southern Africa
FamilyAegidae
White, 1850
6
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCapitoniscidae
Boyko & Williams, 2023
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyCorallanidae
Nunomura, 2006
3
4
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyCymothoidae
Leach, 1818
Fish Doctors, Tongue Biters
9
20
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyGnathiidae
Leach, 1814
4
21
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyTridentellidae
Bruce, 1984
1
2
Genus
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