Checklist for Superorder Peracarida Calman, 1904
and region West Africa (Africa)
List of families for West Africa
95 Families width 412 Species and 5 Subspecies #ABCDEGHIJKLMNOPRSTUV
| Aegidae White, 1850 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 1989 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 2002 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Ampeliscidae Costa, 1857 | | 12 | Species | Taxom | | Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 1965 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Anthuridae Wägele, 1982 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Aoridae Shoemaker, 1945 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Apseudidae Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Archaeoscinidae Stebbing, 1904 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Arcturidae Dana, 1849 | | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidae Brandt, 1831 | | 14 | Species | Taxom | | Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833 | Doodle bugs | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Atylidae Lilljeborg, 1865 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Bodotriidae T. Scott, 1901 | | 32 | Species | Taxom | | Bopyridae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Caprellidae Leach, 1814 | Ghost shrimps | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Cirolanidae Dana, 1852 | Cave Isopods | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Colletteidae Larsen & Wilson, 2002 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Corallanidae Nunomura, 2006 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Corophiidae Leach, 1814 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815 | Whale lice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Cymothoidae Leach, 1818 | Fish Doctors | 15 | Species | Taxom | | Cystisomatidae Willemöes-Suhm, 1875 | | 4 | Species | Taxom | | Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Dendrotiidae (Vanhöffen, 1914) | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Desmosomatidae Brix, 2006 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Diastylidae Bate, 1856 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Eriopisidae Lowry & Myers, 2013 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Eubelidae Taiti, Ferra..., 2000 | | 40 | Species | Taxom | | Eucopiidae Sars, 1885 | | 5 | Species | Taxom | | Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 1999 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Gammaridae Leach, 1813 | Gammarids | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathiidae Leach, 1814 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Gnathophausiidae Udrescu, 1984 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Halophilosciidae Verhoeff, 1908 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Haploniscidae Hansen, 1916 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Hekelidae Ferrara, 1977 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyalidae Bulycheva, 1957 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Hyperiidae Dana, 1853 | Hyperiids | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iphimediidae Boeck, 1871 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Isaeidae Dana, 1853 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Ischnomesidae Hansen, 1916 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Iulopididae Zeidler, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Janiridae Sars, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Kalliapseudidae Lang, 1956 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lampropidae Sars, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptanthuridae Poore, 2001 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Leptocheliidae Lang, 1973 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 2004 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Leuconidae Sars, 1878 | | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Ligiidae Leach, 1814 | Rock lice | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 1899 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Limnoriidae White, 1850 | Gribble | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Lycaeidae Claus, 1879 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Lysianassidae Dana, 1849 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 2008 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 1987 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Melitidae Bousfield, 1973 | | 8 | Species | Taxom | | Metapseudidae Lang, 1970 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Microcerberidae Karaman, 1933 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mictosomatidae Wolff, 1965 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Mimonectidae Bovallius, 1885 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Munnidae Sars, 1897 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 1864 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Mysidae Haworth, 1825 | | 28 | Species | Taxom | | Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 1866 | | 34 | Species | Taxom | | Nannoniscidae Hansen, 1916 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Neotanaidae Lang, 1956 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Nototanaidae Sieg, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Oxycephalidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 1968 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Parascelidae Bovallius, 1887 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857 | Woodlice | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Phoxocephalidae Sars, 1891 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phronimidae Rafinesque, 1815 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Phrosinidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949 | Woodlice | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Platyscelidae Bate, 1862 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831 | Woodlice | 7 | Species | Taxom | | Protorchestiidae Myers & Lowry, 2020 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudocumatidae G. O. Sars, 1878 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Pseudotanaidae Sieg, 1976 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Rhyscotidae Budde-Lund, 1908 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Scinidae Stebbing, 1888 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Serolidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 1825 | | 10 | Species | Taxom | | Sphyrapidae Gutu, 1980 | | 0 | Species | Taxom | | Stenasellidae Dudich, 1924 | | 9 | Species | Taxom | | Synopiidae Dana, 1852 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815 | Beach Hoppers | 6 | Species | Taxom | | Tanaidae Dana, 1849 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trachelipodidae Strouhal, 1953 | | 2 | Species | Taxom | | Trichoniscidae G. O. Sars, 1899 | Woodlice | 1 | Species | Taxom | | Urothoidae Bousfield, 1978 | | 3 | Species | Taxom | | Vibiliidae Dana, 1852 | | 1 | Species | Taxom |
Subnodes of Peracarida with occurrences in West Africa | Order | Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Beach Hoppers, Freshwater Amphipods, Sand Hoppers, Scuds, Scuds And Relatives, Terrestrial Amphipods, Woodhoppers | 39
67
104 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Cumacea ♰
Krøyer, 1846
Comma shrimp, Comma shrimps, Cumaceans, Hooded shrimp, Hooded shrimps | 6
29
84 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Isopoda
Latreille, 1817
And Woodlice, Freshwater Isopods, Indet. Woodlouse, Isopod, Isopods, Isopods and sowbugs, Pillbugs, Slaters, Sowbugs, Water Slaters, Woodlice, Woodlouse | 38
141
206 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Lophogastrida
G.O. Sars, 1870
lophogastridans, lophogastrids, opossum shrimps | 2
2
6 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
| | Order | Tanaidacea ♰
Dana, 1849
Tanaidaceans, Tanaids | 10
12
12 | Families
Genera
Species |
Taxom
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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
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