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Checklist for Superorder Peracarida Calman, 1904
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
136
305
388
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
304
387
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
67
137
145
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
67 Families width 145 Species and 2 Subspecies
#DAMCHPTBGUSILNJEO
Desmosomatidae Brix, 200610SpeciesTaxom
Aegidae White, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Agathotanaidae Lang, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Anarthruridae Lang, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Mysidae Haworth, 18258SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors2SpeciesTaxom
Haploniscidae Hansen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice2SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Tanaellidae Larsen & Wilson, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833Doodle bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Bopyridae Rafinesque, 18154SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 18647SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19780SpeciesTaxom
Colletteidae Larsen & Wilson, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Colomastigidae Stebbing, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Bodotriidae T. Scott, 19018SpeciesTaxom
Dendrotiidae Vanhöffen, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 18256SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Idoteidae Samouelle, 18192SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae (Stebbing, 1899)2SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Nannoniscidae Hansen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18530SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomesidae Hansen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18140SpeciesTaxom
Gynodiastylidae Stebbing, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Hekelidae Ferrara, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice1SpeciesTaxom
Janirellidae Menzies, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Leptognathiidae (Sieg, 1976)1SpeciesTaxom
Diastylidae Bate, 18566SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Apseudidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814Rock lice2SpeciesTaxom
Anthuridae Wägele, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Scyphacidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Holidoteidae Wägele, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Neotanaidae Lang, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lampropidae Sars, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18710SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae (Brandt & Rat..., 1831)Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Protojaniridae Fresi, Idat..., 19801SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotanaidae Sieg, 19760SpeciesTaxom
Lanceolidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheliidae Lang, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Stenetriidae Hansen, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18650SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Tylidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Nototanaidae Sieg, 19760SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidae Brandt, 18312SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
137 Genera with 145 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNOPQRSTUVW
Acanthomunna Beddard, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Aega Leach, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Agathotanais Hansen, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Anarthrura G. O. Sars, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Anchialina Norman and S..., 18831SpeciesTaxom
Anilocra Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Antennuloniscus Menzies, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Aphiloscia Budde-Lund, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18522SpeciesTaxom
Araphura Bird & Holdich, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidium Brandt, 1804Pill bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Azygopleon Markham, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Bathygnathia Dollfus, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Betamorpha Hessler & Th..., 19201SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Capeorchestia Lowry & Bald..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Caprellina Thomson, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Carangolia J. L. Barnard, 1961
0SpeciesTaxom
Ceratothoa Dana, 1818tongue-biter1SpeciesTaxom
Chelator Hessler, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Collettea Sars, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Colomastix Grube, 19953SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Crassicorophium Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cyclaspis Sars, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Cyclaspoides Bonnier, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Dendrotion Sars, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Desmosoma Sars, 19702SpeciesTaxom
Disconectes Wilson & Hes..., 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Dynamenella Hansen, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eobrolgus J. L. Barnard, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Eophrixus Caroli, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Erichsonella J. E. Benedict, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Eugerda Meinert, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurycope G.O. Sars, 02SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Exiliniscus Siebenaller ..., 19811SpeciesTaxom
Exosphaeroma Stebbing, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Gastrosaccus Norman, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Glyptidotea Stebbing, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Gracilimesus Kavanagh & W..., 19161SpeciesTaxom
Guernea Chevreux, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Haliana Day, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Haplomesus Richardson, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Hekelus Barnard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Hemiarthrus Giard and Bo..., 19501SpeciesTaxom
Hypocuma Jones, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Ilyarachna Sars, 18643SpeciesTaxom
Iphinoe Bate, 19104SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomesus Richardson, 1908
0SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrocerus Krøyer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Isocyamus Gervais and ..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Janirella Bonnier, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Joeropsis Koehler, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Lemboides Stebbing, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Lepechinella Stebbing, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Leptognathia Sars, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Leptognathiella Hansen, 19842SpeciesTaxom
Leptostylis Sars, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Leviapseudes Sieg, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Ligia Fabricius, 1833rock lice2SpeciesTaxom
Livoneca Leach, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Macrinella Lang, 1971
0SpeciesTaxom
Makrokylindrus Stebbing, 19803SpeciesTaxom
Malacanthura Barnard, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Marioniscus Barnard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mirabilicoxa Hessler, 20011SpeciesTaxom
Mysidopsis G.O. Sars, 20146SpeciesTaxom
Nannoniscus Sars, 1870
0SpeciesTaxom
Neoarcturus Barnard, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Neotanais Beddard, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Oecidiobranchus Hessler, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Paracerceis Hansen, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Paragathotanais Lang, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Paralamprops Sars, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Paramoera Miers, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Paramphithoe Bruzelius, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Paranarthrura Hansen, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Paranarthrurella Lang, 18771SpeciesTaxom
Parasphaeroma Stebbing, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Parisocladus Barnard, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Philoscia Latreille, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Phoxostoma Barnard, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Platysympus Stebbing, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Platytyphlops Stebbing, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Podoceropsis Boeck, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Porcellio Latreille, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Prochelator Hessler, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Protojanira Barnard, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Pseudomesus Hansen, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosympodomma Kurian, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotanais G.O. Sars, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Quantanthura Menzies & Ge..., 19141SpeciesTaxom
Rhachotropis S. I. Smith, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Scypholanceola Woltereck, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Siphonolabrum Lang, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Stathmos Barnard, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Stenetrium Haswell, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Stenotanais Bird and Hol..., 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Stenotyphlops Stebbing, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Syneurycope Hansen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Synsynella Hay, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 19162SpeciesTaxom
Tanaella Norman and S..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tanaopsis G. O. Sars, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathyrus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Thorkelius Bird, 2004
0SpeciesTaxom
Torwolia Hessler, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Tumidochelia Knight, Lars..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Tylos Audouin, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Typhlotanais G. O. Sars, 1882
0SpeciesTaxom
Unciola Say, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Unciolella Chevreux, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Vemakylindrus Bacescu, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Venezillo Verhoeff, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Whoia Hessler, 18991SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
145 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthomunna agassizi George, 2004
Aega semicarinata Miers, 1875Chambers' twinpod
Agathotanais hanseni Lang, 1971Parish's oxytheca
Ampelisca excavata K.H. Barnard, 1926
Ampelisca palmata K.H. Barnard, 1916
Ampelisca pugetica Stimpson, 1864Bluewood
Ampithoe humeralis Stimpson, 1864
Anarthrura simplex G.O. Sars, 1882
Anchialina truncata Sars G.O., 1883
Anilocra capensis Leach, 1818Cape Fish Louse
Antennuloniscus dimeroceras Barnard, 1920
Aphiloscia vilis Budde-Lund, 1885
Apohyale grandicornis Kroyer, 1845
Apohyale hirtipalma Dana, 1852
Armadillidium vulgare Latreille, 1804Carpenter
Azygopleon schmitti Pearse, 1932
Bathygnathia cardiocondyla Cohen & Poore, 1994
Bathygnathia tapinoma Cohen & Poore, 1994
Betamorpha fusiformis Barnard, 1920
Byblis brachycephala Mills, 1971Lyreleaf jewelflower
Capeorchestia capensis Dana, 1853
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprellina longicollis Nicolet, 1849
Ceratothoa trigonocephala Leach, 1818
Chelator insignis Hansen, 1916
Chelator vulgaris Hessler, 1970
Collettea cylindrata G.O. Sars, 1882
Colomastix camura LeCroy, 1995
Colomastix halichondriae Bousfield, 1973
Colomastix tridentata LeCroy, 1995
Crassicorophium bonellii Milne Edwards, 1830
Cyclaspis spectabilis Zimmer, 1908
Cyclaspoides pellucidus Day, 1978
Dendrotion forbesi George, 2004
Desmosoma latipes (Hansen, 1916)⇒ Eugerda latipes Hansen, 1916
Desmosoma tetarta Hessler, 1970
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Dynamenella kraussi Barnard, 1914
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Eophrixus subcaudalis Hay, 1917
Erichsonella filiformis (Say, 1818)⇒ Erichsonella isabelensis Menzies, 1951
Eurycope quadrata Barnard, 1920
Eurycope sulciformis
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Exiliniscus clipeatus Siebenaller ..., 1981
Exosphaeroma planum Barnard, 1914
Gastrosaccus sanctus Van Beneden, 1861
Glyptidotea lichtensteini Krauss, 1843
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gracilimesus tenuispinis Hansen, 1916
Haliana eckloniae Day, 1980
Haploops setosa Boeck, 1871
Haploops tubicola Liljeborg, 1856
Harpinia clivicola Watling, 1961
Harpinia crenulata Boeck, 1871
Harpinia propinqua Sars, 1891
Hekelus episimus Barnard, 1932
Hemiarthrus synalphei Pearse, 1950
Hypocuma dentatum Day, 1975
Ilyarachna affinis Barnard, 1920
Ilyarachna hirticeps Sars, 1870
Ilyarachna longicornis G.O.Sars, 1864
Iphinoe africana Zimmer, 1908
Iphinoe dayi Jones, 1960
Iphinoe stebbingi Jones, 1956
Iphinoe zimmeri Stebbing, 1910
Ischyrocerus anguipes (Krøyer, 1838)⇒ Ischyrocerus longimanus Haswell, 1879
Isocyamus delphinii Guérin Ménev..., 1836
Janirella (Janirella) gomoiui George, 2004
Janirella (Janirella) sydneyae George, 2004
Jassa falcata (Montagu, 1808)⇒ Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905
Joeropsis coralicola Schultz & Mc..., 1967
Lemboides afer Stebbing, 1895
Lembos ovalipes Myers, 1979Kolea
Lepechinella chrysotheras Stebbing, 1908
Leptognathia breviremis (Lilljeborg, 1864)⇒ Tanaopsis graciloides Lilljeborg, 1864
Leptognathiella abyssi Hansen, 1913
Leptognathiella spinicauda Bird & Holdich, 1984
Leptostylis attenuatus Day, 1980
Leptostylis faurei Day, 1980
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Leviapseudes gracillimus Hansen, 1913
Ligia dilatata Brandt, 1833
Ligia glabrata Brandt, 1833
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Makrokylindrus (Adiastylis) aculeatus Day, 1980
Makrokylindrus (Adiastylis) bicornis Day, 1980
Makrokylindrus (Adiastylis) spinifer Day, 1980
Malacanthura ornata Barnard, 1957
Marioniscus spatulifrons Barnard, 1932
Melita inaequistylis Dana, 1852
Mirabilicoxa hessleri George, 2001
Mysidopsis abbreviata Wittmann & G..., 2018
Mysidopsis camelina O. Tattersall, 1955
Mysidopsis major Zimmer, 1928
Mysidopsis schultzei Zimmer, 1928
Mysidopsis similis Zimmer, 1912
Mysidopsis zsilaveczi Wittmann & G..., 2014Stargazer Mysid
Neoarcturus oudops Barnard, 1914
Neotanais americanus (Beddard, 1886)⇒ Neotanais micromopher Gardiner, 1975
Neotanais micromopher Gardiner, 1975
Neotanais sandersi Gardiner, 1975
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Oecidiobranchus plebejum Hansen, 1916
Paracerceis tomentosa Schultz & Mc..., 1967
Paragathotanais typicus Lang, 1971Parish's oxytheca
Paralamprops peringueyi Stebbing, 1912
Paramoera capensis Dana, 1853
Paranarthrura insignis Hansen, 1913
Paranarthrurella voeringi Sars G.O., 1877
Parasphaeroma prominens Stebbing, 1902
Parisocladus stimpsoni Heller, 1861
Philoscia fulva Barnard, 1932
Phoxostoma variegatus Stimpson, 1856
Platysympus depressus Day, 1978
Platysympus phylloides Day, 1978
Platytyphlops peringueyi Stebbing, 1912
Podocerus africanus K.H. Barnard, 1916
Porcellio lamellatus sphinx (Verhoeff, 1931)⇒ Porcellio lamellatus Budde-Lund, 1885
Prochelator lateralis Hansen, 1899
Protojanira leleupi Grindley, 1963
Pseudosympodomma africanum Stebbing, 1912
Quantanthura remipes Barnard, 1914
Rhachotropis grimaldii Chevreux, 1888
Scypholanceola aestiva Stebbing, 1888
Stathmos coronatus Barnard, 1940
Stenetrium dagama Barnard, 1920
Stenothoe minuta Holmes, 1905
Stenotyphlops spinulosus Stebbing, 1912
Syneurycope parallela Hansen, 1916Slugwood
Synsynella deformans Hay, 1917Carolina larkspur
Talorchestia africana Bate, 1862
Talorchestia australis K.H. Barnard, 1916
Tanaella ochracea Hansen, 1913
Tanaopsis graciloides Lilljeborg, 1864
Tetrathyrus forcipatus Claus, 1879
Torwolia subchelatus Hessler, 1970
Tumidochelia uncinata Hansen, 1913
Tylos capensis Krauss, 1843
Unciolella foveolata Barnard, 1955
Vemakylindrus stebbingi Day, 1980
Venezillo dollfusi Barnard, 1932
Venezillo festivus Budde-Lund, 1904
Whoia angusta Hansen, 1899

Subnodes of Peracarida with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
OrderAmphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Beach Hoppers, Freshwater Amphipods, Sand Hoppers, Scuds, Scuds And Relatives, Terrestrial Amphipods, Woodhoppers
26
44
43
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderCumacea
Krøyer, 1846
Comma shrimp, Comma shrimps, Cumaceans, Hooded shrimp, Hooded shrimps
4
13
20
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderIsopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod, Isopods, Isopods and sowbugs, Pillbugs, Slaters, Sowbugs, Water Slaters, Woodlice, Woodlouse
27
60
66
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTanaidacea
Dana, 1849
Tanaidaceans, Tanaids
10
20
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Peracarida at artfakta.se
Peracarida at biodiversity.org.au
Peracarida at dyntaxa.se
Peracarida at itis.gov
Peracarida at marinespecies.org