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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
88
137
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
136
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
47
78
87
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Eastern Cape
47 Families width 87 Species and 1 Subspecies
#LATCHMGBSPIDE
Leptanthuridae Poore, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Aegidae White, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20022SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Amphisopodidae Nicholls, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidae Brandt, 18315SpeciesTaxom
Arcturidae Dana, 18491SpeciesTaxom
Ceinidae (J. L. Barnard, 1972)1SpeciesTaxom
Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Bolttsiidae Barnard & Ka..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Bopyridae Rafinesque, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Cheluridae Allman, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 182510SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods6SpeciesTaxom
Corallanidae Nunomura, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice1SpeciesTaxom
Anthuridae Wägele, 19824SpeciesTaxom
Bodotriidae T. Scott, 19012SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors2SpeciesTaxom
Protorchestiidae Myers & Lowry, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18530SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18910SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Diastylidae Bate, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae (Dana, 1852)1SpeciesTaxom
Limnoriidae White, 1850Gribble1SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Holidoteidae Wägele, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949Woodlice2SpeciesTaxom
Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Idoteidae Samouelle, 18193SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831Woodlice2SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Mysidae Haworth, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Stenetriidae Hansen, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Tanaidae Dana, 18491SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Eastern Cape
78 Genera with 87 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTVZ
Accalathura Barnard, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Aegapheles Bruce, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Africorchestia Lowry & Coleman, 20161SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllis Haswell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Americorophium Bousfield an..., 19041SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19163SpeciesTaxom
Amphisopus Nicholls, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Armadillo Latreille, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Austroarcturus Kensley, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Austrochiltonia Hurley, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Bathybadistes Hessler & Th..., 19751SpeciesTaxom
Bathygnathia Dollfus, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Bethalus Budde-Lund, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Bolttsia Griffiths, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Caecognathia Dollfus, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Capeorchestia Lowry & Bald..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Carcinione Bourdon, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Chelura Philippi, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Cilicaea Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Cirolana Leach, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Conilorpheus Stebbing, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Corallana Dana, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Cubaris Brandt, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 18341SpeciesTaxom
Cyathura Norman & Ste..., 20083SpeciesTaxom
Cyclaspis Sars, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Cymodoce Leach, 19024SpeciesTaxom
Cymodocella Pfeffer, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoa Fabricius, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Diploexochus Brandt, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Dynamene Leach, 18001SpeciesTaxom
Dynamenella Hansen, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Eorchestia Bousfield, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Eurydice Leach, 18831SpeciesTaxom
Excirolana H. Richardson, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Exosphaeroma Stebbing, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Grandidierella Coutière, 19352SpeciesTaxom
Haliophasma Haswell, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Iphinoe Bate, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Leptanthura Sars, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Leptostylis Sars, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Limnoria Leach, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Linguimaera Pirlot, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Mesamphisopus Nicholls, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Nahia Budde-Lund, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Natatolana Bruce, 18401SpeciesTaxom
Neoarcturus Barnard, 19843SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Niambia Budde-Lund, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Notophryxus G. O. Sars, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracerceis Hansen, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Paramoera Miers, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Paridotea Stebbing, 17721SpeciesTaxom
Peramphithoe Conlan & Bou..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthrus Brandt, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Porcellio Latreille, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionides Miers, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Rhopalophthalmus Illig, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Shoemakerella Pirlot, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Stenetrium Haswell, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Synidotea Harger, 19142SpeciesTaxom
Talitriator Methuen, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Venezillo Verhoeff, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Zeuxoides Sieg, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Eastern Cape
87 Species and 1 Subspecies
Accalathura avena Poore & Lew Ton, 1990
Aegapheles alazon Bruce, 2004
Africorchestia meridionalis Lowry & Bald..., 2016
Amaryllis macrophthalma Haswell, 1879
Americorophium triaeonyx Stebbing, 1904
Ampelisca anisuropa Stebbing, 1908
Ampelisca chiltoni Stebbing, 1888
Ampelisca palmata K.H. Barnard, 1916
Amphisopus lintoni Nicholls, 1924
Apohyale grandicornis Kroyer, 1845
Armadillo cassida Budde-Lund, 1908
Austroarcturus similis Barnard, 1925
Austrochiltonia subtenuis (Sayce, 1902)⇒ Afrochiltonia subtenuis Stebbing, 1906
Bathybadistes hoplitis Hessler & Th..., 1975
Bathygnathia cardiocondyla Cohen & Poore, 1994
Bathygnathia tapinoma Cohen & Poore, 1994
Bethalus limbatus Brandt, 1833
Bethalus nigrinus Budde-Lund, 1885
Bolttsia minuta Griffiths, 1976
Byblis gaimardii Kröyer, 1846
Caecognathia leptanilla Cohen & Poore, 1994
Capeorchestia capensis Dana, 1853
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Carcinione platypleura Bourdon, 1983
Chelura terebrans Philippi, 1839Mountain misery
Cilicaea latreillei Leach, 1818
Cirolana fluviatilis Stebbing, 1902
Conilorpheus scutifrons Stebbing, 1908
Corallana africana Barnard, 1914
Cyamus ovalis Roussel de V..., 1834
Cyathura carinata Krøyer, 1847
Cyathura estuaria Barnard, 1914
Cyathura peirates Bamber, 2008
Cyclaspis platymerus Zimmer, 1944
Cymodoce alis Barnard, 1955
Cymodoce radiata Barnard, 1920
Cymodoce uncinata Stebbing, 1902
Cymodoce valida Stebbing, 1902
Cymothoa gerris Schioedte & ..., 1884
Dynamene bidentata Adams, 1800
Dynamenella navicula Barnard, 1940
Eorchestia rectipalma K.H. Barnard, 1940
Eurydice longicornis Studer, 1883
Excirolana latipes Barnard, 1914
Excirolana natalensis Vanhoeffen, 1914
Exosphaeroma hylecoetes Barnard, 1940
Exosphaeroma kraussi Tattersall, 1913Aquatic oligochaete worm
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Grandidierella bonnieroides Stephensen, 1947
Grandidierella lignorum K.H. Barnard, 1935
Haliophasma pseudocarinata Barnard, 1940
Iphinoe ischnura Zimmer, 1952
Jassa morinoi Conlan, 1990
Leptanthura laevigata Stimpson, 1855
Leptostylis antipus Zimmer, 1907
Leucothoe richiardii (Lesson, 1865)⇒ Leucothoe procera Bate, 1857
Limnoria quadripunctata Holthuis, 1949Gribble
Linguimaera boecki Haswell, 1879
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
Mesamphisopus tsitsikamma Gouws, 2008
Nahia hirsuta Budde-Lund, 1906
Natatolana hirtipes H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Neoarcturus barnardi Kensley, 1984
Neoarcturus longispinus Kensley, 1984
Neoarcturus nordenstami Kensley, 1984
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Nerocila lomatia Bruce, 1987
Niambia truncata Brandt, 1833
Notophryxus lobus Schultz, 1977
Paracerceis sculpta Holmes, 1904Marine isopod
Paramoera capensis Dana, 1853
Paridotea ungulata Pallas, 1772Sea Centipede
Peramphithoe plea J.L. Barnard, 1965
Platyarthrus acropyga Chopra, 1924
Porcellio scaber Latreille, 1804Common rough woodlouse
Porcellionides pruinosus Brandt, 1833Delicate slater
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Rhopalophthalmus terranatalis O. Tattersall, 1957
Shoemakerella cubensis Stebbing, 1897
Stenetrium perestrelloi Kensley, 1984
Synidotea hirtipes Milne Edwards, 1840
Synidotea setifer Barnard, 1914
Venezillo festivus Budde-Lund, 1904
Venezillo flavescens Brandt, 1833
Zeuxoides helleri Gerstaecker, 1888

Subnodes of Peracarida with occurrences in Eastern Cape
OrderAmphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Beach Hoppers, Freshwater Amphipods, Sand Hoppers, Scuds, Scuds And Relatives, Terrestrial Amphipods, Woodhoppers
22
29
28
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderCumacea
Krøyer, 1846
Comma shrimp, Comma shrimps, Cumaceans, Hooded shrimp, Hooded shrimps
2
3
3
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
22
45
55
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTanaidacea
Dana, 1849
Tanaidaceans, Tanaids
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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