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Checklist for Superorder Peracarida Calman, 1904
and region Western Cape (Cape)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
207
522
746
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
206
521
743
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
115
283
390
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Western Cape
115 Families width 390 Species and 3 Subspecies
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Aegidae White, 18501SpeciesTaxom
Agathotanaidae Lang, 19714SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20022SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Amphisopodidae Nicholls, 19436SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Anarthruridae Lang, 19711SpeciesTaxom
Anthuridae Wägele, 19829SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Apseudidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Arcturidae Dana, 18497SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidae Brandt, 183112SpeciesTaxom
Armadillidiidae Brandt, 1833Doodle bugs1SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Bodotriidae T. Scott, 190112SpeciesTaxom
Bopyridae Rafinesque, 18155SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Capitoniscidae Boyko & Will..., 20231SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Ceinidae J. L. Barnard, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Cirolanidae Dana, 1852Cave Isopods11SpeciesTaxom
Colletteidae Larsen & Wilson, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Colomastigidae Stebbing, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Corallanidae Nunomura, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice2SpeciesTaxom
Cymothoidae Leach, 1818Fish Doctors7SpeciesTaxom
Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Dajidae Giard & Bonnier, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dendrotiidae (Vanhöffen, 1914)1SpeciesTaxom
Desmosomatidae Brix, 200610SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18140SpeciesTaxom
Diastylidae Bate, 18567SpeciesTaxom
Eophliantidae Sheard, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18710SpeciesTaxom
Eucopiidae Sars, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18886SpeciesTaxom
Expanathuridae Nunomura, 19841SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids1SpeciesTaxom
Gnathiidae Leach, 18145SpeciesTaxom
Gynodiastylidae Stebbing, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Haploniscidae Hansen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hekelidae Ferrara, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Holidoteidae Wägele, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids1SpeciesTaxom
Idoteidae Samouelle, 18199SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18530SpeciesTaxom
Ischnomesidae Hansen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Janirellidae Menzies, 19562SpeciesTaxom
Janiridae Sars, 18977SpeciesTaxom
Joeropsididae Nordenstam, 19334SpeciesTaxom
Lampropidae Sars, 18786SpeciesTaxom
Lanceolidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Leptanthuridae Poore, 20012SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheliidae Lang, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Leptognathiidae Sieg, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ligiidae Leach, 1814Rock lice4SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18499SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Microphasmatidae (Stephensen &..., 1931)1SpeciesTaxom
Micruropodidae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Munnidae Sars, 18973SpeciesTaxom
Munnopsidae Lilljeborg, 186410SpeciesTaxom
Mysidae Haworth, 182515SpeciesTaxom
Nannastacidae Spence Bate, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Nannoniscidae Hansen, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Neotanaidae Lang, 19563SpeciesTaxom
Nototanaidae Sieg, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Ochlesidae Stebbing, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Oniscidae Latreille, 1802Sow Bugs2SpeciesTaxom
Paramelitidae Bousfield, 19775SpeciesTaxom
Paramunnidae Vanhöffen, 19140SpeciesTaxom
Paranthuridae Menzies & Glynn, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Parapseudidae Gutu, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Paratanaidae Lang, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Philosciidae Kinahan, 1857Woodlice3SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18915SpeciesTaxom
Platyarthridae Verhoeff, 1949Woodlice6SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Pontogeneiidae Stebbing, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Porcellionidae Brandt & Rat..., 1831Woodlice3SpeciesTaxom
Protojaniridae Fresi, Idat..., 19802SpeciesTaxom
Protorchestiidae Myers & Lowry, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocumatidae G. O. Sars, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotanaidae Sieg, 19760SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Santiidae Wilson, 19874SpeciesTaxom
Scyphacidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Serolidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Spelaeogriphidae Gordon, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Sphaeromatidae Latreille, 182534SpeciesTaxom
Sphyrapidae Gutu, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stenetriidae Hansen, 19053SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Styloniscidae Vandel, 19525SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers10SpeciesTaxom
Tanaellidae Larsen & Wilson, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Tanaidae Dana, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Tylidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19780SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Peracarida with occurrences in Western Cape
OrderAmphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Beach Hoppers, Freshwater Amphipods, Sand Hoppers, Scuds, Scuds And Relatives, Terrestrial Amphipods, Woodhoppers
49
100
123
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderCumacea
Krøyer, 1846
Comma shrimp, Comma shrimps, Cumaceans, Hooded shrimp, Hooded shrimps
6
17
28
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
44
131
209
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderLophogastrida
G.O. Sars, 1870
lophogastridans, lophogastrids, opossum shrimps
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderSpelaeogriphacea
Gordon, 1957
spelaeogriphaceans
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

OrderTanaidacea
Dana, 1849
Tanaidaceans, Tanaids
14
33
28
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