Class Malacostraca

Taxon ID: 25638

Summary

Maryland Biodiversity Project has documented 79 taxa in Class Malacostraca spanning 3 orders, 23 families, and 38 genera.

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Direct Child Taxa (3)

Taxonomic Leaves (72)

  1. Trachelipus rathkii
  2. Dearolf's Cave Amphipod (Crangonyx dearolfi)
  3. Serrate Crangonyctid (Crangonyx serratus)
  4. Shoemaker's Crangonyctid (Crangonyx shoemakeri)
  5. Allegheny Cave Amphipod (Stygobromus allegheniensis)
  6. Biggers's Cave Amphipod (Stygobromus biggersi)
  7. Greenbrier Cave Amphipod (Stygobromus emarginatus)
  8. Franz's Cave Amphipod (Stygobromus franzi)
  9. Shenandoah Valley Cave Amphipod (Stygobromus gracilipes)
  10. Pizzini's Amphipod (Stygobromus pizzinii)
  11. Stygobromus tenuis tenuis
  12. Coastal Swamp Amphipod (Sicifera chamberlaini)
  13. Wharf Roach (Ligia exotica)
  14. Caecidotea communis
  15. Caecidotea forbesi
  16. Caecidotea nodula
  17. Caecidotea racovitzai
  18. Baltic Isopod (Idotea balthica)
  19. Erichsonella attenuata
  20. Edotia triloba
  21. Cassidinidea lunifrons
  22. Cassidinidea ovalis
  23. Crangonyx orientalis
  24. Probopyrus pandalicola
  25. Scyphacella arenicola
  26. Stygobromus amicus
  27. Lirceus brachyurus
  28. Caecidotea kenki
  29. Allegheny Spring Isopod (Caecidotea alleghenyensis)
  30. Caecidotea pricei
  31. Caecidotea franzi
  32. Caecidotea holsingeri
  33. Caecidotea mausi
  34. Caecidotea vandeli
  35. Caecidotea nordeni
  36. Caecidotea scrupulosa
  37. Saltmarsh Flea (Speziorchestia grillus)
  38. Apocorophium lacustre
  39. Leptocheirus plumulosus
  40. Cyathura polita
  41. Platorchestia platensis
  42. Synidotea laevidorsalis/laticauda
  43. Philoscia muscorum
  44. Common Pill Bug (Armadillidium vulgare)
  45. Common Rough Woodlouse (Porcellio scaber)
  46. Livoneca redmanii
  47. Olencira praegustator
  48. Haplophthalmus danicus
  49. Curly Woodlouse (Cylisticus convexus)
  50. Armadillidium nasatum
  51. Cyathura burbancki
  52. European Sowbug (Oniscus asellus)
  53. Hyloniscus riparius
  54. Trichoniscus pusillus
  55. Crangonyx stagnicolous
  56. Cecil Groundwater Amphipod (Stygobromus caecilius)
  57. Feller's Groundwater Amphipod (Stygobromus felleri)
  58. Rappahannock Spring Amphipod (Stygobromus foliatus)
  59. Tidewater Amphipod (Stygobromus indentatus)
  60. Rock Creek Groundwater Amphipod (Stygobromus kenki)
  61. Prettyboy Groundwater Amphipod (Stygobromus paxillus)
  62. Capital Area Groundwater Amphipod (Stygobromus sextarius)
  63. Potomac Stygobromid (Stygobromus tenuis potomacus)
  64. Nerocila lanceolata
  65. Anilocra acuta
  66. Powder Blue Isopod (Porcellionides pruinosus)
  67. Northern Big-eyed Sandhopper (Americorchestia megalophthalma)
  68. Caprella scaura
  69. Fourtooth Seapill (Sphaeroma quadridentatum)
  70. Eastern Rockslater (Ligidium elrodii)
  71. Common Driftclinger (Armadilloniscus ellipticus)
  72. Florida Stone Crab (Menippe mercenaria)

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Descendant Taxa Checklist

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Common Name Scientific Name Family Order Class Kingdom
No Common Name Trachelipus rathkii Trachelipodidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
Dearolf's Cave Amphipod Crangonyx dearolfi Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Serrate Crangonyctid Crangonyx serratus Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Shoemaker's Crangonyctid Crangonyx shoemakeri Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Allegheny Cave Amphipod Stygobromus allegheniensis Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Biggers's Cave Amphipod Stygobromus biggersi Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Greenbrier Cave Amphipod Stygobromus emarginatus Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Franz's Cave Amphipod Stygobromus franzi Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Shenandoah Valley Cave Amphipod Stygobromus gracilipes Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Pizzini's Amphipod Stygobromus pizzinii Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Stygobromus tenuis tenuis Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Coastal Swamp Amphipod Sicifera chamberlaini Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Wharf Roach Ligia exotica Ligiidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea communis Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea forbesi Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea nodula Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common name Caecidotea racovitzai Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
Baltic Isopod Idotea balthica Idoteidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Erichsonella attenuata Idoteidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Edotia triloba Idoteidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Cassidinidea lunifrons Sphaeromatidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Cassidinidea ovalis Sphaeromatidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Crangonyx orientalis Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Probopyrus pandalicola Bopyridae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Scyphacella arenicola Scyphacidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Stygobromus amicus Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Lirceus brachyurus Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea kenki Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
Allegheny Spring Isopod Caecidotea alleghenyensis Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea pricei Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea franzi Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea holsingeri Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea mausi Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea vandeli Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea nordeni Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea phreatica Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea jeffersoni Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea scrupulosa Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
Saltmarsh Flea Speziorchestia grillus Talitridae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Apocorophium lacustre Corophiidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Leptocheirus plumulosus Aoridae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Cyathura polita Anthuridae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Platorchestia platensis Talitridae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Synidotea laevidorsalis/laticauda Idoteidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Philoscia muscorum Philosciidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
Common Pill Bug Armadillidium vulgare Armadillidiidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
Common Rough Woodlouse Porcellio scaber Porcellionidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Porcellionides sp. Porcellionidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Livoneca redmanii Cymothoidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Olencira praegustator Cymothoidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Haplophthalmus danicus Trichoniscidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
Curly Woodlouse Cylisticus convexus Cylisticidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caecidotea sp. Asellidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Stygobromus sp. Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Armadillidium nasatum Armadillidiidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Cyathura burbancki Anthuridae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
European Sowbug Oniscus asellus Oniscidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Hyloniscus riparius Trichoniscidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Trichoniscus pusillus Trichoniscidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Crangonyx stagnicolous Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Cecil Groundwater Amphipod Stygobromus caecilius Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Feller's Groundwater Amphipod Stygobromus felleri Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Rappahannock Spring Amphipod Stygobromus foliatus Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Tidewater Amphipod Stygobromus indentatus Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Rock Creek Groundwater Amphipod Stygobromus kenki Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Prettyboy Groundwater Amphipod Stygobromus paxillus Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Capital Area Groundwater Amphipod Stygobromus sextarius Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Potomac Stygobromid Stygobromus tenuis potomacus Crangonyctidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Nerocila lanceolata Cymothoidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Anilocra acuta Cymothoidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
Powder Blue Isopod Porcellionides pruinosus Porcellionidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
Northern Big-eyed Sandhopper Americorchestia megalophthalma Talitridae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Americorchestia sp. Talitridae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Caprella scaura Caprellidae Amphipoda Malacostraca Animalia
Fourtooth Seapill Sphaeroma quadridentatum Sphaeromatidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
Eastern Rockslater Ligidium elrodii Ligiidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
No Common Name Armadillidium sp. Armadillidiidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
Common Driftclinger Armadilloniscus ellipticus Detonidae Isopoda Malacostraca Animalia
Florida Stone Crab Menippe mercenaria Menippidae Decapoda Malacostraca Animalia