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Checklist for Order Isopoda Latreille, 1817 (And Woodlice)
and region Nigeria (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
102
206
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
102
206
318
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
32
61
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod
17
33
39
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nigeria
17 Families width 39 Species
Bopyridae (Rafinesque, 1815)3SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors2SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidae Brandt, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 200010SpeciesTaxom
Anthuridae Wägele, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomesidae Hansen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Janiridae Sars, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814Rock lice1SpeciesTaxom
Mysidae (Haworth, 1825)4SpeciesTaxom
Stenasellidae Dudich, 19242SpeciesTaxom
Munnidae Sars, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Rhyscotidae Budde-Lund, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nigeria
33 Genera with 39 Species
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Acrobelione Bourdon, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Athelges Hesse, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bathygnathia Dollfus, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Ceratothoa Dana, 1852
tongue-biter0SpeciesTaxom
Cirolana Leach, 01SpeciesTaxom
Cubaris Brandt, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoa Fabricius, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Elumoides Taiti and Fe..., 1983
0SpeciesTaxom
Eubelum Budde-Lund, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Haliophasma Haswell, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Heteromesus Richardson, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Iais Bovallius, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Ligia Fabricius, 1828rock lice1SpeciesTaxom
Mesarmadillo Dollfus, 19853SpeciesTaxom
Mesopodopsis Czerniavsky, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Metastenasellus Magniez, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Microcercus Budde-Lund, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Mothocya Costa, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Munna Krøyer, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Notanthura Monod, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Nouvelia Bacescu and ..., 19571SpeciesTaxom
Periscyphops Hilgendorf, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Pleurocrypta Hesse, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionides Miers, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalophthalmus Illig, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Rhyscotoides Arcangeli, 19501SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroma Bosc, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Synarmadillo Dollfus, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Tenagomysis Thomson, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Trichorhina Budde-Lund, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Uromunna Menzies, 19801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nigeria
39 Species
Acrobelione langi Van Name, 1920
Athelges cladophorus Gerstaecker, 1862
Bathygnathia cardiocondyla Cohen & Poore, 1994
Cirolana velata
Cubaris murina Brandt, 1833Little sea pillbug
Cymothoa plebeia Schioedte & ..., 1884
Eubelum lubricum Budde-Lund, 1885
Eubelum pseudoasperius Ferrara & Sc..., 1976
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia odontomachus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Haliophasma barnardi Monod, 1927
Heteromesus drachi Chardy, 1974
Iais californica Richardson, 1904Isopod
Ligia (Megaligia) exotica Roux, 1828Wharf roach
Mesarmadillo albescens Ferrara & Sc..., 1976
Mesarmadillo albicornis Budde-Lund, 1899
Mesarmadillo eubeloides Ferrara & Sc..., 1985
Mesopodopsis slabberi Van Beneden, 1861
Metastenasellus powelli Magniez, 1979
Metastenasellus wikkiensis Lincoln, 1972
Microcercus beroni Taiti & Ferrara, 1981
Microcercus silvestrii Ferrara & Sc..., 1976
Munna powelli (Kensley, 1980)⇒ Uromunna powelli Kensley, 1980
Nerocila armata Dana, 1853
Notanthura barnardi Monod, 1927
Nouvelia nigeriensis O. Tattersall, 1957
Periscyphops pseudosilvanus Ferrara & Sc..., 1976
Periscyphops silvanus Budde-Lund, 1899
Periscyphops squamosus Budde-Lund, 1899
Pleurocrypta langi (Van Name, 1920)⇒ Acrobelione langi Van Name, 1920
Porcellionides pruinosus Brandt, 1833Delicate slater
Rhopalophthalmus africana O. Tattersall, 1957
Rhyscotoides moandae Arcangeli, 1950
Sphaeroma terebrans Bate, 1866Mangrove boring isopod
Synarmadillo cristifrons Hilgendorf, 1893
Synarmadillo globus Budde-Lund, 1908
Tenagomysis nigeriensis (O. Tattersall, 1957)⇒ Nouvelia nigeriensis O. Tattersall, 1957
Trichorhina hospes Silvestri, 1917Awned meadowbeauty
Uromunna powelli Kensley, 1980

Subnodes of Isopoda with occurrences in Nigeria
SuborderAsellota
Latreille, 1802
5
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderCymothoida
Wägele, 1989
5
12
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderOniscidea
Latreille, 1802
Woodlice
6
11
17
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSphaeromatidea
Wägele, 1989
1
1
1
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