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Checklist for Superorder Peracarida Calman, 1904
and region Cape of Good Hope (Cape Peninsula)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
37
56
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
37
56
59
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
13
19
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape of Good Hope
13 Families width 16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors2SpeciesTaxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Idoteidae Samouelle, 18191SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814Rock lice1SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18710SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae (Brandt & Rat..., 1831)Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Tylidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape of Good Hope
19 Genera with 16 Species
Anilocra Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Aphiloscia Budde-Lund, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Capeorchestia Lowry & Bald..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ceratothoa Dana, 1818tongue-biter1SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Exosphaeroma Stebbing, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Glyptidotea Stebbing, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Lemboides Stebbing, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Ligia Fabricius, 1833rock lice1SpeciesTaxom
Livoneca Leach, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 1818
0SpeciesTaxom
Paramoera Miers, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Paramphithoe Bruzelius, 1859
0SpeciesTaxom
Phoxostoma Barnard, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Porcellio Latreille, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathyrus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tylos Audouin, 18431SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape of Good Hope
16 Species and 1 Subspecies
Anilocra capensis Leach, 1818Cape Fish Louse
Aphiloscia vilis Budde-Lund, 1885
Capeorchestia capensis Dana, 1853
Ceratothoa trigonocephala Leach, 1818
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Exosphaeroma planum Barnard, 1914
Glyptidotea lichtensteini Krauss, 1843
Lemboides afer Stebbing, 1895
Ligia dilatata Brandt, 1833
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Paramoera capensis Dana, 1853
Phoxostoma variegatus Stimpson, 1856
Porcellio lamellatus sphinx (Verhoeff, 1931)⇒ Porcellio lamellatus Budde-Lund, 1885
Talorchestia australis K.H. Barnard, 1916
Tetrathyrus forcipatus Claus, 1879
Tylos capensis Krauss, 1843

Subnodes of Peracarida with occurrences in Cape of Good Hope
OrderAmphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Beach Hoppers, Freshwater Amphipods, Sand Hoppers, Scuds, Scuds And Relatives, Terrestrial Amphipods, Woodhoppers
6
9
8
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
7
10
8
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