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Checklist for Suborder Cymothoida Wägele, 1989
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
102
206
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
102
206
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
32
61
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
17
33
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Cymothoida
Wägele, 1989
5
12
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
5 Families width 11 Species
Bopyridae (Rafinesque, 1815)3SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors2SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Anthuridae Wägele, 19822SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
12 Genera with 11 Species
Acrobelione Bourdon, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Athelges Hesse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bathygnathia Dollfus, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Ceratothoa Dana, 1852
tongue-biter0SpeciesTaxom
Cirolana Leach, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoa Fabricius, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Haliophasma Haswell, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Mothocya Costa, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Notanthura Monod, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pleurocrypta Hesse, 19201SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
11 Species
Acrobelione langi Van Name, 1920
Athelges cladophorus Gerstaecker, 1862
Bathygnathia cardiocondyla Cohen & Poore, 1994
Cirolana velata
Cymothoa plebeia Schioedte & ..., 1884
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia odontomachus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Haliophasma barnardi Monod, 1927
Nerocila armata Dana, 1853
Notanthura barnardi Monod, 1927
Pleurocrypta langi (Van Name, 1920)⇒ Acrobelione langi Van Name, 1920

Subnodes of Cymothoida with occurrences in Nigeria
SuperfamilyAnthuroidea
Leach, 1814
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyBopyroidea
Rafinesque, 1815
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCirolanoidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCryptoniscoidea
Kossmann, 1880
2
6
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Cymothoida at artfakta.se
Cymothoida at biodiversity.org.au
Cymothoida at marinespecies.org