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Checklist for Infraorder Ligiamorpha Vandel, 1943
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
136
305
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
304
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
67
137
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
27
60
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Oniscidea
Latreille, 1802
Woodlice
8
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ligiamorpha
Vandel, 1943
7
8
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
7 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice2SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833Doodle bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Hekelidae Ferrara, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814Rock lice2SpeciesTaxom
Scyphacidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae (Brandt & Rat..., 1831)Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidae Brandt, 18312SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
8 Genera with 10 Species
Aphiloscia Budde-Lund, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidium Brandt, 1804Pill bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Hekelus Barnard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Ligia Fabricius, 1833rock lice2SpeciesTaxom
Marioniscus Barnard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Philoscia Latreille, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Porcellio Latreille, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Venezillo Verhoeff, 19042SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aphiloscia vilis Budde-Lund, 1885
Armadillidium vulgare Latreille, 1804Carpenter
Hekelus episimus Barnard, 1932
Ligia dilatata Brandt, 1833
Ligia glabrata Brandt, 1833
Marioniscus spatulifrons Barnard, 1932
Philoscia fulva Barnard, 1932
Porcellio lamellatus sphinx (Verhoeff, 1931)⇒ Porcellio lamellatus Budde-Lund, 1885
Venezillo dollfusi Barnard, 1932
Venezillo festivus Budde-Lund, 1904

Subnodes of Ligiamorpha with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SectionCrinocheta
Legrand, 1946
5
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SectionDiplocheta
Vandel, 1957
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyHekelidae
Ferrara, 1977
1
1
Genus
Species

Taxom



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