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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
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
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
26
44
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
26 Families width 43 Species and 1 Subspecies
#AHTCUMPILDESO
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19780SpeciesTaxom
Colomastigidae Stebbing, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae (Stebbing, 1899)2SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18530SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18140SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice1SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18710SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Lanceolidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18650SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
44 Genera with 43 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNPRSTU
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Capeorchestia Lowry & Bald..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Carangolia J. L. Barnard, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Colomastix Grube, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Crassicorophium Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eobrolgus J. L. Barnard, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Guernea Chevreux, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrocerus Krøyer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Isocyamus Gervais and ..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Lemboides Stebbing, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Lepechinella Stebbing, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Paramoera Miers, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Paramphithoe Bruzelius, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Phoxostoma Barnard, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Podoceropsis Boeck, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Rhachotropis S. I. Smith, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Scypholanceola Woltereck, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathyrus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Unciola Say, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Unciolella Chevreux, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
43 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ampelisca excavata K.H. Barnard, 1926
Ampelisca palmata K.H. Barnard, 1916
Ampelisca pugetica Stimpson, 1864Bluewood
Ampithoe humeralis Stimpson, 1864
Apohyale grandicornis Kroyer, 1845
Apohyale hirtipalma Dana, 1852
Byblis brachycephala Mills, 1971Lyreleaf jewelflower
Capeorchestia capensis Dana, 1853
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprellina longicollis Nicolet, 1849
Colomastix camura LeCroy, 1995
Colomastix halichondriae Bousfield, 1973
Colomastix tridentata LeCroy, 1995
Crassicorophium bonellii Milne Edwards, 1830
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Haploops setosa Boeck, 1871
Haploops tubicola Liljeborg, 1856
Harpinia clivicola Watling, 1961
Harpinia crenulata Boeck, 1871
Harpinia propinqua Sars, 1891
Ischyrocerus anguipes (Krøyer, 1838)⇒ Ischyrocerus longimanus Haswell, 1879
Isocyamus delphinii Guérin Ménev..., 1836
Jassa falcata (Montagu, 1808)⇒ Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905
Lemboides afer Stebbing, 1895
Lembos ovalipes Myers, 1979Kolea
Lepechinella chrysotheras Stebbing, 1908
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Melita inaequistylis Dana, 1852
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Paramoera capensis Dana, 1853
Phoxostoma variegatus Stimpson, 1856
Podocerus africanus K.H. Barnard, 1916
Rhachotropis grimaldii Chevreux, 1888
Scypholanceola aestiva Stebbing, 1888
Stenothoe minuta Holmes, 1905
Talorchestia africana Bate, 1862
Talorchestia australis K.H. Barnard, 1916
Tetrathyrus forcipatus Claus, 1879
Unciolella foveolata Barnard, 1955

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
8
12
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderColomastigidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
11
22
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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