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Checklist for Superorder Peracarida Calman, 1904
and region Guyana (Northern South America)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
85
186
300
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
30
62
65
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Guyana
30 Families width 65 Species
#ABMCPGDSNHLTO
Armadillidae Brandt, 18316SpeciesTaxom
Bodotriidae T. Scott, 19016SpeciesTaxom
Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice9SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors4SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Dubioniscidae Vandel, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Desmosomatidae Brix, 20060SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroniscidae Vandel, 19647SpeciesTaxom
Scleropactidae Verhoeff, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 18665SpeciesTaxom
Dendrotiidae Vanhöffen, 19140SpeciesTaxom
Parapseudidae Gutu, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Corallanidae Nunomura, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Nannoniscidae Hansen, 19160SpeciesTaxom
Haploniscidae Hansen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831Woodlice2SpeciesTaxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814Rock lice3SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)1SpeciesTaxom
Mesosignidae Schultz, 19690SpeciesTaxom
Trichoniscidae G. O. Sars, 1899Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Bopyridae Rafinesque, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18520SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers0SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Guyana
62 Genera with 65 Species
#ABCDEFGHLMNPQRSTVY
Armadillo Latreille, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Atlantocuma Bacescu & Mu..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Bathybadistes Hessler & Th..., 1975
0SpeciesTaxom
Bathycuma Hansen, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Bathynomus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Giant isopod1SpeciesTaxom
Benthana Budde-Lund, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Braga Schioedte & ..., 18811SpeciesTaxom
Caecognathia Dollfus, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Calycuoniscus Collinge, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Chelator Hessler, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Circoniscus Pearse, 19184SpeciesTaxom
Colomboscia Vandel, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Ctenorillo Verhoeff, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Cubaris Brandt, 18332SpeciesTaxom
Cumella Sars, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Cyclaspis Sars, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Cyclaspoides Bonnier, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoa Fabricius, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Dendromunna Menzies, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Diploexochus Brandt, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Discapseudes Bacescu & Gutu, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Eocuma Marcusen, 19141SpeciesTaxom
Eurycope G.O. Sars, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Excorallana Stebbing, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Exiliniscus Siebenaller ..., 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Formicascia Leistikow, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Haploniscus Richardson, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Hypocuma Jones, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leptotrichus Budde-Lund, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Ligia Fabricius, 1925rock lice3SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Mesosignum Menzies, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Miktoniscus Kesselyak, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Mirabilicoxa Hessler, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Monodgnathia Cohen & Poore, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Nagurus Holthuis, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 18322SpeciesTaxom
Paragigantione Barnard, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Paraphiloscia Stebbing, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Parischioscia Lemos de Castro, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Pentoniscus Richardson, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Phalloniscus Budde-Lund, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Philoscia Latreille, 18183SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthrus Brandt, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionides Miers, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Probopyrus Giard and Bo..., 18792SpeciesTaxom
Procampylaspis Bonnier, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Prochelator Hessler, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudosphaeroma Chilton, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Quadrivisio Stebbing, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Rapaniscus Siebenaller ..., 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdosoma White, 1847
0SpeciesTaxom
Richardsoniscus Vandel, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroma Bosc, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroniscus Gerstäcker, 19362SpeciesTaxom
Styloptocuma Băcescu & M..., 19841SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Torwolia Hessler, 1970
0SpeciesTaxom
Venezillo Verhoeff, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Yaerikima Leistikow, 19361SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Guyana
65 Species
Armadillo cassida Budde-Lund, 1908
Atlantocuma (Atlantocuma) tenue Jones, 1984
Bathycuma longicaudatum Calman, 1912
Bathynomus giganteus A. Milne-Edw..., 1879Giant Isopod
Benthana olfersii Brandt, 1833
Braga brasiliensis Schioedte & ..., 1881
Caecognathia dolichoderus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Caecognathia gnamptogenys Cohen & Poore, 1994
Calycuoniscus bodkini Collinge, 1915
Circoniscus gaigei Pearse, 1917
Circoniscus hamatus Van Name, 1936
Circoniscus ornatus Verhoeff, 1941
Circoniscus spinosus Collinge, 1918
Colomboscia gaigei Pearse, 1915
Ctenorillo mineri Van Name, 1936
Cubaris goweri Lewis, 1998
Cubaris murina Brandt, 1833Little sea pillbug
Cumella (Cumella) morion Watling & Mc..., 1996
Cumella acuminata (Jones, 1984)⇒ Styloptocuma acuminata Jones, 1984
Cumella gracilima Calman, 1905
Cyclaspis longicaudata Sars, 1865Western chinch bug
Cyclaspoides sarsi Bonnier, 1896
Cymothoa exigua Schiødte & ..., 1884Fish Tongue Biter
Diploexochus echinatus Brandt, 1833
Discapseudes surinamensis Bacescu & Gutu, 1975
Eocuma agrion Zimmer, 1914
Eurycope propilosa Wilson, 1982
Excorallana berbicensis Boone, 1918
Formicascia inquilina Van Name, 1936
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Haploniscus piestus Lincoln, 1985
Hypocuma serratifrons Jones, 1973
Lembos dentocarpus
Leptotrichus emarginatus Pearse, 1917
Ligia cajennensis Koch, 1847Seaside joyweed
Ligia occidentalis Dana, 1853Rock Louse
Ligia platycephala Van Name, 1925
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Miktoniscus spinosus Say, 1818
Monodgnathia ponera Cohen & Poore, 1994
Nagurus cristatus Dollfus, 1889Pillbug
Nerocila armata Dana, 1853
Nerocila orbignyi Guérin-Ménev..., 1832
Paragigantione americana Markham, 1974
Paraphiloscia maculata Budde-Lund, 1885
Parischioscia omissa Van Name, 1936
Pentoniscus exilis Van Name, 1925Davidson's wavewing
Phalloniscus langi Van Name, 1936
Philoscia demerarae Van Name, 1925Davidson's wavewing
Philoscia olfersii (Brandt, 1833)⇒ Benthana olfersii Brandt, 1833
Philoscia spinosa (Say, 1818)⇒ Miktoniscus spinosus Say, 1818
Platyarthrus acropyga Chopra, 1924
Porcellionides brunneus Brandt, 1833
Probopyrus bithynis (Richardson, 1904)⇒ Probopyrus pandalicola Packard, 1879
Probopyrus pandalicola Packard, 1879
Procampylaspis acanthomma Jones, 1984
Pseudosphaeroma jakobii Loyola e Silva, 1959
Quadrivisio lutzi Shoemaker, 1933
Richardsoniscus portoricensis Richardson, 1901
Sphaeroma exosphaeroma Boone, 1918
Sphaeroniscus guianensis Van Name, 1936
Sphaeroniscus tukeitanus Van Name, 1936
Styloptocuma acuminata Jones, 1984
Venezillo mineri Van Name, 1936
Yaerikima kartaboana Van Name, 1936

Subnodes of Peracarida with occurrences in Guyana
OrderAmphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Beach Hoppers, Freshwater Amphipods, Sand Hoppers, Scuds, Scuds And Relatives, Terrestrial Amphipods, Woodhoppers
5
5
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderCumacea
Krøyer, 1846
Comma shrimp, Comma shrimps, Cumaceans, Hooded shrimp, Hooded shrimps
2
9
11
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
47
50
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