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Checklist for Superorder Peracarida Calman, 1904
and region Trinidad and Tobago (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
138
333
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
138
333
612
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
47
87
100
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Trinidad and Tobago
47 Families width 100 Species
#ACMBPGDJSTELIHU
Armadillidae Brandt, 18313SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors5SpeciesTaxom
Corallanidae Nunomura, 20064SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae (Dana, 1852)Cave Isopods9SpeciesTaxom
Mysidae Haworth, 18254SpeciesTaxom
Bogidiellidae Hertzog, 19360SpeciesTaxom
Bopyridae Rafinesque, 18155SpeciesTaxom
Paramunnidae (Vanhöffen, 1914)2SpeciesTaxom
Asellidae Latreille, 1802Freshwater Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18145SpeciesTaxom
Dubioniscidae Vandel, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Janiridae Sars, 18974SpeciesTaxom
Apseudidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 18256SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Colomastigidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Parapseudidae Gutu, 19813SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19730SpeciesTaxom
Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 20001SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Gnathostenetroididae Kussakin, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Stenetriidae (Hansen, 1905)6SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Idoteidae (Samouelle, 1819)2SpeciesTaxom
Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 19332SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814Rock lice3SpeciesTaxom
Limnoriidae (White, 1850)Gribble3SpeciesTaxom
Halophilosciidae Verhoeff, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Anthuridae Wägele, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Acanthaspidiidae Just, 20010SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18530SpeciesTaxom
Munnidae Sars, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19570SpeciesTaxom
Dogielinotidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Pleurocopidae Fresi & Schi..., 19721SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Aegidae White, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Santiidae Wilson, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pontogeneiidae Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tanaidae (Dana, 1849)2SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19632SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18870SpeciesTaxom
Trichoniscidae G. O. Sars, 1899Woodlice0SpeciesTaxom
Tylidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Trinidad and Tobago
87 Genera with 100 Species
#ABCDEFGHIJLMOPQRSTU
Acanthodillo Verhoeff, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Aegathoa Dana, 01SpeciesTaxom
Alcirona Hansen, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Anilocra Leach, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Aphantolana Moore & Brusca, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Archaeomysis Czerniavsky, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Bathynomus A. Milne-Edw..., 1975Giant isopod1SpeciesTaxom
Bogidiella Hertzog, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Bopyrina Kossmann, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Boreosignum Just & Wilson, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Caecidotea Packard, 1967Cave Obligate Isopods1SpeciesTaxom
Caecognathia Dollfus, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Calycuoniscus Collinge, 19151SpeciesTaxom
Calyptolana Bruce, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Carpias Richardson, 19684SpeciesTaxom
Carpoapseudes Lang, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Cassidinidea Hansen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Chelorchestia Bousfield, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Cirolana Leach, 18902SpeciesTaxom
Colomastix Grube, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Cubaris Brandt, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoa Fabricius, 17583SpeciesTaxom
Diploexochus Brandt, 18331SpeciesTaxom
Discapseudes Bacescu & Gutu, 19753SpeciesTaxom
Dynamenella Hansen, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Ethelum Budde-Lund, 18961SpeciesTaxom
Eurydice Leach, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Excirolana H. Richardson, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Excorallana Stebbing, 19013SpeciesTaxom
Exosphaeroma Stebbing, 19661SpeciesTaxom
Floresorchestia Bousfield, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnathia Leach, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Gnathostenetroides Amar, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Hansenium Serov & Wilson, 19021SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Heteromysis S. I. Smith, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Idotea Fabricius, 17722SpeciesTaxom
Joeropsis Koehler, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Ligia Fabricius, 1925rock lice3SpeciesTaxom
Limnoria Leach, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Liocoryphe Serov & Wilson, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Littorophiloscia Hatch, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Megalorchestia Brandt, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Mesanthura Barnard, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Metacirolana Nierstrasz, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Metamysidopsis W. M. Tatter..., 19701SpeciesTaxom
Mexicope Hooker, 1985
0SpeciesTaxom
Microprotopus Norman, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Mizothenar Serov & Wilson, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Munna Krøyer, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Munnogonium George & Str..., 19851SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Orenoquia Bellan-Santini, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Paracerceis Hansen, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Paraimene Javed & Ahmed, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Parathelges Bonnier, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Parhyale Stebbing, 1897
0SpeciesTaxom
Parhyalella Kunkel, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Phycolimnoria Menzies, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pleurocope Walker, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Proharpinia Schellenberg, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Quadrivisio Stebbing, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Rocinela Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Santia Sivertsen & ..., 19681SpeciesTaxom
Sennaia Bellan-Santini, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Sinelobus Sieg, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Siriella Dana, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromopsis Holdich & Jones, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Stenetrium Haswell, 19023SpeciesTaxom
Stephonyx Lowry and St..., 19972SpeciesTaxom
Synsynella Hay, 19171SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Tanais Latreille, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Tethorchestia Bousfield, 1984
0SpeciesTaxom
Thaumastognathia Monod, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Trichoniscus Brandt, 1833
0SpeciesTaxom
Tryphosella Bonnier, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Tylos Audouin, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Uromunna Menzies, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Trinidad and Tobago
100 Species
Acanthodillo minutus Baker, 1913
Aegathoa linguifrons
Alcirona krebsii Hansen, 1890Florida licaria
Anilocra haemuli Williams & W..., 1981
Aphantolana sphaeromiformis Hansen, 1890
Archaeomysis grebnitzkii Czerniavsky, 1882
Bathynomus kapala Griffin, 1975
Bopyrina abbreviata Richardson, 1904
Bopyrina crangona (Pearse, 1953)⇒ Synsynella deformans Hay, 1917
Boreosignum wilsoni Hooker, 1985
Caecidotea kenki Bowman, 1967
Caecognathia dolichoderus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Caecognathia gnamptogenys Cohen & Poore, 1994
Calycuoniscus bodkini Collinge, 1915
Calyptolana hancocki Bruce, 1985
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Carpias algicola Miller, 1941
Carpias brachydactylus Pires, 1982
Carpias punctatus Kensley, 1984
Carpias serricaudus Menzies & Glynn, 1968
Carpoapseudes heardi Hansknecht &..., 2008
Cassidinidea ovalis Say, 1818
Cirolana mayana (Ives, 1891)⇒ Excirolana mayana Ives, 1891
Cirolana parva Hansen, 1890Florida licaria
Colomastix tridentata LeCroy, 1995
Cubaris minuta (Mulaik, 1960)⇒ Acanthodillo minutus Baker, 1913
Cymothoa caraibica (Bovallius, 1885)⇒ Cymothoa oestrum Linnaeus, 1758
Cymothoa excisa Perty, 1833Kingston dewberry
Cymothoa oestrum Linnaeus, 1758
Diploexochus echinatus Brandt, 1833
Discapseudes holthuisi (Bacescu & Gutu, 1975)⇒ Discapseudes mexicanus Gutu, 2006
Discapseudes mexicanus Gutu, 2006
Discapseudes surinamensis Bacescu & Gutu, 1975
Dynamenella perforata Moore, 1901
Ethelum americanum Dollfus, 1896
Eurydice personata Kensley, 1987
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Excirolana braziliensis Richardson, 1912
Excirolana mayana Ives, 1891
Excorallana antillensis Hansen, 1890
Excorallana delaneyi Stone & Heard, 1989
Excorallana sexticornis Richardson, 1901
Exosphaeroma diminutum Menzies & Fr..., 1966
Gnathia camponotus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathia odontomachus Cohen & Poore, 1994
Gnathostenetroides pugio Hooker, 1985Ma'aloa
Hansenium stebbingi Richardson, 1902
Harpinia intermedia Bellan-Santini, 1997
Heteromysis bredini Brattegard, 1970
Idotea balthica Pallas, 1772Baltic Isopod
Idotea baltica (Pallas, 1772)⇒ Idotea balthica Pallas, 1772
Joeropsis bidentatus
Joeropsis tobagoensis Kensley & Sc..., 1994
Lembos dentocarpus
Leucothoe ayrtonia Bellan-Santini, 1997
Ligia (Megaligia) exotica Roux, 1828Wharf roach
Ligia baudiniana Milne-Edwards, 1840Wharf louse
Ligia platycephala Van Name, 1925
Limnoria clarkae Kensley & Sc..., 1987
Limnoria indica Becker & Kampf, 1958
Liocoryphe minocule Menzies & Glynn, 1968
Littorophiloscia culebrae Moore, 1901Pillbug
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Megalorchestia californiana Brandt, 1851California beach flea
Megalorchestia pugettensis Dana, 1853
Mesanthura fasciata Kensley, 1982Northern false chinch bug
Metacirolana sphaeromiformis (Hansen, 1890)⇒ Aphantolana sphaeromiformis Hansen, 1890
Metamysidopsis insularis Brattegard, 1970
Mizothenar patulipalma Kensley, 1984
Munna caprinsula Kensley & Sc..., 1994
Munnogonium wilsoni (Hooker, 1985)⇒ Boreosignum wilsoni Hooker, 1985
Orchestia sulensoni Stebbing, 1899
Orchestia traskiana Stimpson, 1857
Orenoquia serrata Bellan-Santini, 1997
Paracerceis caudata Say, 1818
Paraimene charlesae Kensley & Sc..., 1994
Parathelges foliatus Markham, 1972
Parathelges occidentalis Markham, 1972
Parhyalella whelpleyi Shoemaker, 1933
Phycolimnoria clarkae (Kensley & Sc..., 1987)⇒ Limnoria clarkae Kensley & Sc..., 1987
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Pleurocope floridensis Hooker, 1985Ma'aloa
Proharpinia barbada Bellan-Santini, 1997
Quadrivisio lutzi Shoemaker, 1933
Rocinela signata Schioedte & ..., 1879
Santia milleri Menzies & Glynn, 1968
Sennaia bidactyla Bellan-Santini, 1997
Sinelobus stanfordi Richardson, 1901
Siriella chierchiae Coifmann, 1937
Sphaeromopsis heardi Kensley & Sc..., 1994
Stenetrium minocule (Menzies & Glynn, 1968)⇒ Liocoryphe minocule Menzies & Glynn, 1968
Stenetrium patulipalma (Kensley, 1984)⇒ Mizothenar patulipalma Kensley, 1984
Stenetrium stebbingi (Richardson, 1902)⇒ Hansenium stebbingi Richardson, 1902
Stephonyx carinatus Bellan-Santini, 1997
Stephonyx incertus Bellan-Santini, 1997
Synsynella deformans Hay, 1917Carolina larkspur
Tanais stanfordi (H. Richardson, 1901)⇒ Sinelobus stanfordi Richardson, 1901
Thaumastognathia wasmannia Cohen & Poore, 1994
Tryphosella uristesi Bellan-Santini, 1997
Tylos wegeneri Vandel, 1952Small's blacksnakeroot

Subnodes of Peracarida with occurrences in Trinidad and Tobago
OrderAmphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Beach Hoppers, Freshwater Amphipods, Sand Hoppers, Scuds, Scuds And Relatives, Terrestrial Amphipods, Woodhoppers
16
26
20
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
28
57
74
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderTanaidacea
Dana, 1849
Tanaidaceans, Tanaids
3
4
6
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