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Checklist for Class Ostracoda Latreille, 1802 (Mussel shrimps)
and region Cape Peninsula (Western Cape)


Class
 
Ostracoda
Latreille, 1802
Mussel shrimps, Ostracods, Seed Shrimps
11
18
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Cape Peninsula
11 Families width 16 Species
Cylindroleberididae Müller, 19060SpeciesTaxom
Trachyleberididae Sylvester-Br..., 19484SpeciesTaxom
Cypridopsidae Kaufmann, 19000SpeciesTaxom
Cyprididae Baird, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Cytheridae (Baird, 1850)4SpeciesTaxom
Hemicytheridae Puri, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Macrocyprididae Müller, 19123SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxostomatidae Brady & Norman, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Cytheromatidae Elofson, 19390SpeciesTaxom
Philomedidae Müller, 19060SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatocyprididae Müller, 19061SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Cape Peninsula
18 Genera with 16 Species
Archasterope Poulsen, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Climacoidea Puri, 19441SpeciesTaxom
Cypridopsella Kaufmann, 1900
0SpeciesTaxom
Cypridopsis G. S. Brady, 1867
0SpeciesTaxom
Cythere O. F. Müller, 18694SpeciesTaxom
Hemicythere G. O. Sars, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Henryhowella Puri, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Macrocypris G. S. Brady, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Macromckenziea Maddocks, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Megalocypris G. O. Sars, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Mesocypris Daday, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Paradoxostoma Fischer, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Pellucistoma Coryell & Fi..., 1937
0SpeciesTaxom
Philomedes Lilljeborg, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudokeijella Dingle, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Ruggieria Keij, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Stenocypris Sars, 1889
0SpeciesTaxom
Thaumatoconcha Kornicker an..., 19761SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Cape Peninsula
16 Species
Climacoidea gigantica Edwards, 1944
Cythere cytheropteroides Brady, 1880
Cythere cytheroptoides Brady, 1880
Cythere lepralioides Brady, 1880
Cythere melobesioides (Brady, 1869)⇒ Henryhowella melobesioides Brady, 1869
Hemicythere munida Swanson, 1979
Henryhowella melobesioides Brady, 1869
Macrocypris metuenda Maddocks, 1990
Macrocypris miranda Maddocks, 1990
Macromckenziea siliquosa Brady, 1887
Megalocypris princeps G. O. Sars, 1898Sieva bean
Mesocypris terrestris Harding, 1953
Paradoxostoma kensleyi Mckenzie, 1972
Pseudokeijella lepralioides Brady, 1880
Ruggieria cytheropteroides Brady, 1880
Thaumatoconcha hessleri Kornicker & ..., 1976

Subnodes of Ostracoda with occurrences in Cape Peninsula
SubclassMyodocopa
Sars, 1866
mystacocarids
3
3
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubclassPodocopa
G. O. Sars, 1866
8
15
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Ostracoda at artfakta.se
Ostracoda at dyntaxa.se
Ostracoda at gbif.org
Ostracoda at irmng.org
Ostracoda at itis.gov
Ostracoda at marinespecies.org