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Checklist for Superorder Peracarida Calman, 1904
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
45
70
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
44
69
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
12
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gambia
12 Families width 20 Species
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors2SpeciesTaxom
Cystisomatidae Willemöes-Suhm, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Diastylidae Bate, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Bodotriidae T. Scott, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Eucopiidae Sars, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 18790SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Scinidae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gambia
15 Genera with 20 Species
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Bathygnathia Dollfus, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoa Fabricius, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cystisoma Guérin-Ménev..., 18743SpeciesTaxom
Dimorphostylis Zimmer, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Eocuma Marcusen, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Eucopia Dana, 18752SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Lycaea Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Phronima Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Scina Prestandrea, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
20 Species
Ampelisca aequicornis Bruzelius, 1859
Ampelisca cavicoxa (Reid, 1951)⇒ Ampelisca brevicornis Costa, 1853
Ampelisca jarli Reid, 1951
Bathygnathia tapinoma Cohen & Poore, 1994
Caprella nigra Reid, 1951
Cymothoa plebeia Schioedte & ..., 1884
Cystisoma fabricii Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Cystisoma magna Woltereck, 1903
Cystisoma pellucida Willemoes-Suhm, 1874
Dimorphostylis vieta Hale, 1936
Eocuma dimorphum Fage, 1928
Eucopia sculpticauda Faxon, 1893
Eucopia unguiculata Willemoes-Suhm, 1875
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia odontomachus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Hippomedon bruuni Reid, 1951
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Nerocila armata Dana, 1853
Phronima sedentaria Forskal, 1775Parasitic Hyperiid Amphipod
Scina curvidactyla Chevreux, 1914

Subnodes of Peracarida with occurrences in Gambia
OrderAmphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Beach Hoppers, Freshwater Amphipods, Sand Hoppers, Scuds, Scuds And Relatives, Terrestrial Amphipods, Woodhoppers
7
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderCumacea
Krøyer, 1846
Comma shrimp, Comma shrimps, Cumaceans, Hooded shrimp, Hooded shrimps
2
2
2
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
2
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLophogastrida
G.O. Sars, 1870
lophogastridans, lophogastrids, opossum shrimps
1
1
2
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