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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
88
137
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
136
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
47
78
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
22
29
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Cape
22 Families width 28 Species and 1 Subspecies
#TACHBPILME
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20022SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Ceinidae (J. L. Barnard, 1972)1SpeciesTaxom
Bolttsiidae Barnard & Ka..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Cheluridae Allman, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice1SpeciesTaxom
Protorchestiidae Myers & Lowry, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18530SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18910SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae (Dana, 1852)1SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Cape
29 Genera with 28 Species
#ABCEGHJLMNOPST
Africorchestia Lowry & Coleman, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllis Haswell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Americorophium Bousfield an..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Austrochiltonia Hurley, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Bolttsia Griffiths, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Capeorchestia Lowry & Bald..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Chelura Philippi, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Eorchestia Bousfield, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Grandidierella Coutière, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Linguimaera Pirlot, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramoera Miers, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Peramphithoe Conlan & Bou..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Shoemakerella Pirlot, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Talitriator Methuen, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
28 Species and 1 Subspecies
Africorchestia meridionalis Lowry & Bald..., 2016
Amaryllis macrophthalma Haswell, 1879
Americorophium triaeonyx Stebbing, 1904
Ampelisca anisuropa Stebbing, 1908
Ampelisca chiltoni Stebbing, 1888
Ampelisca palmata K.H. Barnard, 1916
Apohyale grandicornis Kroyer, 1845
Austrochiltonia subtenuis (Sayce, 1902)⇒ Afrochiltonia subtenuis Stebbing, 1906
Bolttsia minuta Griffiths, 1976
Byblis gaimardii Kröyer, 1846
Capeorchestia capensis Dana, 1853
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Chelura terebrans Philippi, 1839Mountain misery
Cyamus ovalis Roussel de V..., 1834
Eorchestia rectipalma K.H. Barnard, 1940
Grandidierella bonnieroides Stephensen, 1947
Grandidierella lignorum K.H. Barnard, 1935
Jassa morinoi Conlan, 1990
Leucothoe richiardii (Lesson, 1865)⇒ Leucothoe procera Bate, 1857
Linguimaera boecki Haswell, 1879
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Paramoera capensis Dana, 1853
Peramphithoe plea J.L. Barnard, 1965
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Shoemakerella cubensis Stebbing, 1897

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Eastern Cape
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
5
7
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
15
19
17
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