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Checklist for Order Isopoda Latreille, 1817 (And Woodlice)
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
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
17
28
41
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Town
17 Families width 41 Species
Leptanthuridae Poore, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidae Brandt, 18312SpeciesTaxom
Mysidae Haworth, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Capitoniscidae Boyko & Will..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors2SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 182516SpeciesTaxom
Scyphacidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Janiridae Sars, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814Rock lice1SpeciesTaxom
Amphisopodidae Nicholls, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Idoteidae Samouelle, 18194SpeciesTaxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Styloniscidae Vandel, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Tylidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Town
28 Genera with 41 Species
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Accalathura Barnard, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Armadillo Latreille, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Boreomysis G. O. Sars, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Capitoniscus Bourdon, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Ceratothoa Dana, 1818tongue-biter1SpeciesTaxom
Cirolana Leach, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cymodocella Pfeffer, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Deto Guérin-Ménev..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Dynamenella Hansen, 18403SpeciesTaxom
Exosphaeroma Stebbing, 19144SpeciesTaxom
Gastrosaccus Norman, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Hyperamblyops Birstein and..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Iais Bovallius, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ischyromene Racovitza, 18684SpeciesTaxom
Katerythrops Holt and W. ..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Ligia Fabricius, 1767rock lice1SpeciesTaxom
Mesamphisopus Nicholls, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Niambia Budde-Lund, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Paridotea Stebbing, 17724SpeciesTaxom
Parisocladus Barnard, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Philoscia Latreille, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeramene Barnard, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroma Bosc, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Styloniscus Dana, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Tylos Audouin, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Venezillo Verhoeff, 18331SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Town
41 Species
Accalathura avena Poore & Lew Ton, 1990
Armadillo cassida Budde-Lund, 1908
Boreomysis (Boreomysis) rostrata Illig, 1906
Capitoniscus cumacei Bourdon, 1972
Ceratothoa banksii (Leach, 1818)⇒ Ceratothoa imbricata Fabricius, 1775
Cirolana undulata Barnard, 1914
Cymodocella sublevis Barnard, 1914
Deto echinata Guérin, 1836
Dynamenella dioxus Barnard, 1914
Dynamenella kraussi Barnard, 1914
Dynamenella savignii H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Exosphaeroma brevitelson Barnard, 1914
Exosphaeroma hylicoetes
Exosphaeroma planum Barnard, 1914
Exosphaeroma varicolor Barnard, 1914
Gastrosaccus psammodytes O. Tattersall, 1958
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Hyperamblyops megalops O. Tattersall, 1955
Iais pubescens Dana, 1852
Ischyromene australis Richardson, 1906
Ischyromene bicolor Barnard, 1914
Ischyromene macrocephala Krauss, 1843Chrysanthemum gall midge
Ischyromene scabricula Heller, 1868
Katerythrops resimora O. Tattersall, 1955
Ligia oceanica Linnaeus, 1767Common sea slater
Mesamphisopus capensis Barnard, 1914
Nerocila lomatia Bruce, 1987
Niambia capensis Dollfus, 1895Isopod
Paridotea fucicola Barnard, 1914
Paridotea reticulata Barnard, 1914
Paridotea rubra Barnard, 1914
Paridotea ungulata Pallas, 1772Sea Centipede
Parisocladus perforatus H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Parisocladus stimpsoni Heller, 1861
Philoscia fulva Barnard, 1932
Sphaeramene polytylotos Barnard, 1914
Sphaeroma exosphaeroma Boone, 1918
Styloniscus tabulae Barnard, 1932
Tylos capensis Krauss, 1843
Tylos granulatus Krauss, 1843
Venezillo nigricans Brandt, 1833

Subnodes of Isopoda with occurrences in Cape Town
SuborderAsellota
Latreille, 1802
2
5
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderCymothoida
Wägele, 1989
5
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderOniscidea
Latreille, 1802
Woodlice
7
8
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderPhreatoicidea
Stebbing, 1893
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSphaeromatidea
Wägele, 1989
1
7
16
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderValvifera
Sars, 1882
1
1
4
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



Isopoda (Latreille 1817)
Isopoda (Latreille 1817)


Links, sources and further information
Isopoda at artfakta.se
Isopoda at biodiversity.org.au
Isopoda at dyntaxa.se
Isopoda at gbif.org
Isopoda at gbif.org
Isopoda at irmng.org
Isopoda at irmng.org
Isopoda at itis.gov
Isopoda at marinespecies.org
Isopoda at meerwasser-lexikon.de