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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
51
69
73
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
50
68
72
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
29
43
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
7
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Garden Route
7 Families width 10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae (Boeck, 1871)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Garden Route
10 Genera with 10 Species
Africorchestia Lowry & Coleman, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Capeorchestia Lowry & Bald..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Nototropis Jordan, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Orchomene Boeck, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 19041SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Garden Route
10 Species and 1 Subspecies
Africorchestia meridionalis Lowry & Bald..., 2016
Capeorchestia capensis Dana, 1853
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Jassa slatteryi Conlan, 1990
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Nototropis swammerdamei Milne-Edwards, 1830
Orchomene plicatus Schellenberg, 1926
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Stenothoe gallensis (Walker, 1904)⇒ Stenothoe eduardi Krapp Schickel, 1975

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Garden Route
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
3
5
5
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