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Checklist for Superorder Peracarida Calman, 1904
and region Malta (Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
85
139
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
84
138
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
40
65
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malta
40 Families width 77 Species
#AGCLMPSODHITU
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18570SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae (J. L. Barnard, 1965)3SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids7SpeciesTaxom
Anthuridae Wägele, 19823SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Apseudidae (Leach, 1814)1SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833Doodle bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidae Brandt, 18311SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Asellidae Latreille, 1802Freshwater Isopods2SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice1SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheliidae Lang, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Cressidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae (Latreille, 1825)7SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors2SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831Woodlice4SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814Rock lice2SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae (Claus, 1879)2SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Phliantidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Phrosinidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Mysidae Haworth, 18250SpeciesTaxom
Spelaeoniscidae Vandel, 19481SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Tylidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malta
65 Genera with 77 Species
#ACDEGHILMNOPSTU
Ampelisca Krøyer, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Animoceradocus G. Karaman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Anthura Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Apherusa Walker, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Apseudes Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidium Brandt, 1929Pill bugs3SpeciesTaxom
Armadillo Latreille, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Arugella Pirlot, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Asellus Geoffroy, 1892Indet. Waterlouse1SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Chaetophiloscia Verhoeff, 18841SpeciesTaxom
Cheirocratus Norman, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Chondrochelia Gutu, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Cressa Boeck, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Cyathura Norman & Ste..., 18471SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Cymodoce Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoa Fabricius, 17581SpeciesTaxom
Deflexilodes Bousfield an..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Dynamene Leach, 19683SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Eurydice Leach, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1840Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus2SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Iphimedia Rathke, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Lekanesphaera Verhoeff, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheirus Zaddach, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Leptochelia Dana, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Leptotrichus Budde-Lund, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Ligia Fabricius, 1767rock lice2SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgia Bate, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lycaea Dana, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassina A. Costa, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Maeropsis Chevreux, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Mesanthura Barnard, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Metaphoxus Bonnier, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Monoculodes Stimpson, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Nerocila Leach, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Othomaera Krapp-Schickel, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Paracerceis Hansen, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Paranthura Bate and Wes..., 19091SpeciesTaxom
Pereionotus Bate & Westwood, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Phrosina Risso, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Porcellio Latreille, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionides Miers, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Praunus Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Proasellus Dudich, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Socarnes Boeck, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Spelaeoniscus Racovitza, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeroma Bosc, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tethylembos Myers, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathyrus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tylos Audouin, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta
77 Species
Ampithoe ramondi Audouin, 1826
Ampithoe vaillantii (accepted as ..., 1826)⇒ Ampithoe ramondi Audouin, 1826
Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Anthura gracilis Montagu, 1808
Apherusa bispinosa Bate, 1857
Apseudes talpa (Montagu, 1808)⇒ Apseudes spinosus spinosus M. Sars, 1858
Armadillidium aelleni Caruso & Fer..., 1982
Armadillidium granulatum Brandt, 1833
Armadillidium marmoratum Strouhal, 1929
Armadillo officinalis Dumeril, 1816
Asellus coxalis (Dollfus, 1892)⇒ Proasellus coxalis Dollfus, 1892
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) orchestiipes A. Costa, 1853
Chaetophiloscia elongata Dollfus, 1884
Cheirocratus sundevallii (Rathke, 1843)⇒ Cheirocratus sundevalli Rathke, 1843
Chondrochelia savignyi Kroyer, 1842
Cressa cristata Myers, 1969
Cyathura carinata Krøyer, 1847
Cymadusa filosa (Savigny, 1816)⇒ Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymodoce truncata Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Cymothoa oestrum Linnaeus, 1758
Deflexilodes acutipes Ledoyer, 1983
Dexamine spiniventris Costa, 1853
Dexamine spinosa Montagu, 1813
Dynamene bicolor Rathke, 1837
Dynamene edwardsi Lucas, 1849
Dynamene tubicauda Holdich, 1968
Echinogammarus klaptoczi Schäferna, 1908
Echinogammarus pungens (H. Milne Edw..., 1840)⇒ Echinogammarus planicrurus Reid, 1940
Echinogammarus sicilianus Karaman & Ti..., 1972
Eurydice truncata Norman, 1868
Gammarus aequicauda Martynov, 1931
Gammarus pungens H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Harpinia antennaria Meinert, 1890Awlwort
Hippomedon oculatus Chevreux & Fage, 1925
Hyale camptonyx Heller, 1866
Hyale grimaldii Chevreux, 1891
Iphimedia minuta G.O. Sars, 1882
Lekanesphaera hookeri Leach, 1814
Leptocheirus bispinosus Norman, 1908Redfuzz saxifrage
Leptocheirus pectinatus Norman, 1869
Leptochelia edwardsii (Kroyer, 1842)⇒ Leptochelia savignyi Krøyer, 1842
Leptochelia savignyi Krøyer, 1842
Leptotrichus panzeri Audouin, 1826
Leptotrichus panzerii Audouin, 1826
Leucothoe incisa Robertson, 1892Creeping clover
Ligia italica Fabricius, 1798Rock Slater
Ligia oceanica Linnaeus, 1767Common sea slater
Liljeborgia dellavallei Stebbing, 1906
Lycaea pulex Marion, 1874
Lycaea robusta (Claus, 1879)⇒ Lycaea pulex Marion, 1874
Lysianassa costae Milne-Edwards, 1830
Lysianassina longicornis Lucas, 1846
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera revelata Krapp, Marti..., 1996
Maeropsis revelata Krapp-Schick..., 1996
Mesanthura romulea Poore & Lew Ton, 1986
Metaphoxus fultoni Scott, 1890
Nerocila lomatia Bruce, 1987
Othomaera othonis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Paracerceis sculpta Holmes, 1904Marine isopod
Paranthura japonica Richardson, 1909Aquatic oligochaete worm
Pereionotus testudo Montagu, 1808
Phrosina semilunata Risso, 1882Hyperiid Amphipod
Porcellio laevis Latreille, 1804Dooryard sowbug
Porcellionides pruinosus Brandt, 1833Delicate slater
Proasellus coxalis Dollfus, 1892
Socarnes filicornis Heller, 1866
Spelaeoniscus vallettai Caruso, 1975
Sphaeroma hookeri (Leach, 1814)⇒ Lekanesphaera hookeri Leach, 1814
Stenothoe gallensis (Walker, 1904)⇒ Stenothoe eduardi Krapp Schickel, 1975
Stenothoe georgiana Bynum & Fox, 1977
Synchelidium tenuimanum Norman, 1895
Tethylembos viguieri Chevreux, 1911
Tetrathyrus forcipatus Claus, 1879
Tylos ponticus Grebnitsky, 1874
Urothoe elegans Bate, 1857

Subnodes of Peracarida with occurrences in Malta
OrderAmphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Beach Hoppers, Freshwater Amphipods, Sand Hoppers, Scuds, Scuds And Relatives, Terrestrial Amphipods, Woodhoppers
24
38
44
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
14
24
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTanaidacea
Dana, 1849
Tanaidaceans, Tanaids
2
3
4
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