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Checklist for Family Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 (woodlice)
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
 
Oniscidea
Latreille, 1802
Woodlice
14
33
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Ligiamorpha
Vandel, 1943
13
32
91
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Section
 
Crinocheta
Legrand, 1946
7
25
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Oniscoidea
Latreille, 1802
4
12
21
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyPlatyarthridae
Verhoeff, 1949
Woodlice
3
10
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Cape
3 Genera with 10 Species
Gerufa Budde-Lund, 19324SpeciesTaxom
Niambia Budde-Lund, 18334SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthrus Brandt, 18332SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape
10 Species
Gerufa hirticornis Budde-Lund, 1909
Gerufa macrops Barnard, 1932
Gerufa marmorata Barnard, 1932
Gerufa montana Barnard, 1932
Niambia angusta Budde-Lund, 1909
Niambia capensis Dollfus, 1895Isopod
Niambia formicarum Barnard, 1932
Niambia truncata Brandt, 1833
Platyarthrus acropyga Chopra, 1924
Platyarthrus hoffmannseggii Brandt, 1833Ant woodlouse


Links, sources and further information
Platyarthridae at artfakta.se
Platyarthridae at biodiversity.org.au
Platyarthridae at dyntaxa.se
Platyarthridae at gbif.org
Platyarthridae at irmng.org
Platyarthridae at itis.gov