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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
207
522
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
206
521
743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
115
283
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
49
100
123
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
49 Families width 123 Species and 2 Subspecies
#ULTCAHPEIMGDOS
Uristidae Hurley, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18499SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers10SpeciesTaxom
Ceinidae (J. L. Barnard, 1972)3SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20022SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Paramelitidae Bousfield, 19775SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18886SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice2SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18915SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19780SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Colomastigidae Stebbing, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Eophliantidae Sheard, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Protorchestiidae Myers & Lowry, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18530SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids1SpeciesTaxom
Pontogeneiidae Stebbing, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18140SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids1SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Micruropodidae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Microphasmatidae Stephensen &..., 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ochlesidae Stebbing, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18710SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Lanceolidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Western Cape
100 Genera with 123 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTU
Abyssorchomene De Broyer, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Acontiostoma Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Africorchestia Lowry & Coleman, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Afrochiltonia Barnard, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllis Haswell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Americorophium Bousfield an..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Aora Krøyer, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Aquadulcaris Stewart & Gr..., 19921SpeciesTaxom
Atyloella Schellenberg, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Austrochiltonia Hurley, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Balaenocyamus1SpeciesTaxom
Basuto Barnard & Dr..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiella Schellenberg, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Capeorchestia Lowry & Bald..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Carangolia J. L. Barnard, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerapus Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Colomastix Grube, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Crassicorophium Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cylindryllioides Nichols, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Cyproidea Haswell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Eobrolgus J. L. Barnard, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Eorchestia Bousfield, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Eusiroides Stebbing, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1916Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus1SpeciesTaxom
Gondogeneia J.L. Barnard, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Guernea Chevreux, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Halicreion Boeck, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Haplocheira Haswell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Hourstonius Hoover & Bou..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hyperia Desmarest, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Idunella Sars, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Iphimedia Rathke, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrocerus Krøyer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Isocyamus Gervais and ..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 19903SpeciesTaxom
Laetmatophilus Bruzelius, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lemboides Stebbing, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Lepechinella Stebbing, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Lepidactylus Say, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgia Bate, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Macropisthopus K.H.Barnard, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropus Hock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Micruropus Stebbing, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Mimonecteola Woltereck, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Nototropis Jordan, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Ochlesis Stebbing, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Oradarea Walker, 19742SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Orchomene Boeck, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Orchomenella Sars, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Paramelita Schellenberg, 19274SpeciesTaxom
Paramoera Miers, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Paramphithoe Bruzelius, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Paraphoxus Sars, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pardalisca Krøyer, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Phoxostoma Barnard, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Podoceropsis Boeck, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Probolisca Gurjanova, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Proboloides Della Valle, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom
Prostebbingia Schellenberg, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Rhachotropis S. I. Smith, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Salentinella Ruffo, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Scypholanceola Woltereck, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Shoemakerella Pirlot, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephaloides Sars, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Talitriator Methuen, 19403SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathyrus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Trischizostoma Boeck, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Unciola Say, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Unciolella Chevreux, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Western Cape
123 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abyssorchomene musculosus Stebbing, 1888
Acontiostoma marionis Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Africorchestia meridionalis Lowry & Bald..., 2016
Africorchestia quadrispinosa K. H. Barnard, 1916
Afrochiltonia capensis Barnard, 1916
Afrochiltonia subtenuis Stebbing, 1906Mouse's eye
Amaryllis macrophthalma Haswell, 1879
Americorophium triaeonyx Stebbing, 1904
Ampelisca excavata K.H. Barnard, 1926
Ampelisca palmata K.H. Barnard, 1916
Ampelisca pugetica Stimpson, 1864Bluewood
Ampithoe humeralis Stimpson, 1864
Aora kergueleni Stebbing, 1888
Aora typica (Krøyer, 1845)⇒ Aora maculata Thomson, 1879
Apohyale grandicornis Kroyer, 1845
Apohyale hirtipalma Dana, 1852
Aquadulcaris pheronyx Stewart & Gr..., 1992
Atyloella magellanica Stebbing, 1888
Austrochiltonia subtenuis (Sayce, 1902)⇒ Afrochiltonia subtenuis Stebbing, 1906
Balaenocyamus balaenopterae K.H. Barnard, 1931
Basuto stimpsoni Stebbing, 1908
Byblis brachycephala Mills, 1971Lyreleaf jewelflower
Calliopiella michaelseni Schellenberg, 1925
Capeorchestia capensis Dana, 1853
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprellina longicollis Nicolet, 1849
Cerapus tubularis Say, 1817Kudzu
Colomastix camura LeCroy, 1995
Colomastix halichondriae Bousfield, 1973
Colomastix tridentata LeCroy, 1995
Crassicorophium bonellii Milne Edwards, 1830
Cylindryllioides mawsoni Nicholls, 1938
Cymadusa filosa (Savigny, 1816)⇒ Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cyproidea ornata Haswell, 1879Ladybug Amphipod
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Elasmopus levis (S. I. Smith, 1873)⇒ Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Eorchestia rectipalma K.H. Barnard, 1940
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Eurythenes obesus Chevreux, 1905
Eusiroides monoculoides Haswell, 1880
Gammarus nigroculus K.H.Barnard, 1916
Gondogeneia spinicoxa Bellan-Santi..., 1974
Halicreion ovalitelson K.H. Barnard, 1916
Haplocheira barbimana Thomson, 1879
Haploops setosa Boeck, 1871
Haploops tubicola Liljeborg, 1856
Harpinia clivicola Watling, 1961
Harpinia crenulata Boeck, 1871
Harpinia propinqua Sars, 1891
Hourstonius pusilla K.H. Barnard, 1916
Hyale saldanha Chilton, 1912
Hyperia galba Montagu, 1813Big-eye Amphipod
Idunella saldanha Griffiths, 1975
Iphimedia excisa K.H. Barnard, 1932
Iphimedia gibba K. H. Barnard, 1940Hunchback Amphipod
Ischyrocerus anguipes (Krøyer, 1838)⇒ Ischyrocerus longimanus Haswell, 1879
Isocyamus delphinii Guérin Ménev..., 1836
Jassa alonsoae Conlan, 1990
Jassa falcata (Montagu, 1808)⇒ Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905
Jassa slatteryi Conlan, 1990
Laetmatophilus purus Stebbing, 1888
Lemboides afer Stebbing, 1895
Lembos hypacanthus K.H. Barnard, 1916Star chickweed
Lembos ovalipes Myers, 1979Kolea
Lepechinella chrysotheras Stebbing, 1908
Lepidactylus dytiscus Say, 1818
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Liljeborgia proxima Chevreux, 1907
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Macropisthopus stebbingi K.H. Barnard, 1916
Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Megaluropus agilis Hoeck, 1889Hackberry
Melita inaequistylis Dana, 1852
Melita orgasmos K.H. Barnard, 1940
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
Micruropus talitroides Dybowsky, 1874
Mimonecteola carlsbergi Zeidler, 2009
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Nototropis guttatus (Costa, 1853)⇒ Atylus guttatus Costa, 1853
Nototropis swammerdamei Milne-Edwards, 1830
Ochlesis lenticulosus K.H. Barnard, 1940Ridgeback Amphipod
Oradarea edentata K.H. Barnard, 1932
Oradarea ocellata Thurston, 1974
Orchomene plicatus Schellenberg, 1926
Orchomenella (Orchomenopsis) chilensis Heller, 1868
Paramelita barnardi Thurston, 1973
Paramelita capensis K. H. Barnard, 1916
Paramelita nigroculus K. H. Barnard, 1916
Paramelita spinicornis K. H. Barnard, 1927
Paramoera capensis Dana, 1853
Paramoera fissicauda Dana, 1852
Paraphoxus oculatus Sars, 1879
Pardalisca marionis Stebbing, 1888
Phoxostoma variegatus Stimpson, 1856
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Podocerus africanus K.H. Barnard, 1916
Podocerus capillimanus Nicholls, 1938
Probolisca ovata Stebbing, 1888
Prostebbingia brevicornis Chevreux, 1906
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Rhachotropis grimaldii Chevreux, 1888
Rhachotropis kergueleni Stebbing, 1888
Salentinella delamarei macrocheles Coineau, 1968
Scypholanceola aestiva Stebbing, 1888
Shoemakerella cubensis Stebbing, 1897
Stegocephaloides attingens Barnard, 1932
Stenothoe gallensis (Walker, 1904)⇒ Stenothoe eduardi Krapp Schickel, 1975
Stenothoe minuta Holmes, 1905
Talitriator cylindripes K.H. Barnard, 1940
Talitriator eastwoodae Methuen, 1913
Talitriator setosus K.H.Barnard, 1940
Talorchestia africana Bate, 1862
Talorchestia australis K.H. Barnard, 1916
Talorchestia inaequalipes K.H. Barnard, 1951
Tetrathyrus forcipatus Claus, 1879
Thyropus sphaeroma Claus, 1879
Trischizostoma remipes Stebbing, 1908
Unciolella foveolata Barnard, 1955

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Western Cape
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
15
33
36
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderColomastigidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
7
11
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
5
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
21
50
67
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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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