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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Cape Town (Western Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
55
75
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
54
74
92
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
33
49
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
11
15
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
11 Families width 17 Species
Uristidae Hurley, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Paramelitidae Bousfield, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids1SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Microphasmatidae Stephensen &..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
15 Genera with 17 Species
Abyssorchomene De Broyer, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Aquadulcaris Stewart & Gr..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1916Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus1SpeciesTaxom
Hourstonius Hoover & Bou..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Mimonecteola Woltereck, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Paramelita Schellenberg, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Paramoera Miers, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Shoemakerella Pirlot, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Talitriator Methuen, 19131SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
17 Species
Abyssorchomene musculosus Stebbing, 1888
Aquadulcaris pheronyx Stewart & Gr..., 1992
Cymadusa filosa (Savigny, 1816)⇒ Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Elasmopus levis (S. I. Smith, 1873)⇒ Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Eurythenes obesus Chevreux, 1905
Gammarus nigroculus K.H.Barnard, 1916
Hourstonius pusilla K.H. Barnard, 1916
Hyale saldanha Chilton, 1912
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Mimonecteola carlsbergi Zeidler, 2009
Paramelita barnardi Thurston, 1973
Paramelita capensis K. H. Barnard, 1916
Paramoera capensis Dana, 1853
Shoemakerella cubensis Stebbing, 1897
Talitriator eastwoodae Methuen, 1913

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Cape Town
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
6
8
10
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