Cyamidae
Also known as: Bálnatetvek, Bálnatetűfélék, Piojo de ballena, Poux des Baleines, Walläuse, Walvisluizen, vallöss, whale lice
Classification
| Kingdom | Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipoda |
| Family | Cyamidae |
| Habitat | MARINE |
| Genera | 8 |
| Species records held | 30 |
| Descendant taxa (GBIF) | 47 |
| GBIF key | 7982 |
Genera in Cyamidae
- Cyamus — 15 species: Cyamus abbreviatus, Cyamus boopis, Cyamus catodontis, Cyamus ceti, Cyamus erraticus, Cyamus eschrichtii, Cyamus gracilis, Cyamus kessleri
- Isocyamus — 5 species: Isocyamus antarcticensis, Isocyamus delphinii, Isocyamus deltobranchium, Isocyamus indopacetus, Isocyamus kogiae
- Syncyamus — 3 species: Syncyamus aequus, Syncyamus ilheusensis, Syncyamus pseudorcae
- Platycyamus — 2 species: Platycyamus flaviscutatus, Platycyamus thompsoni
- Scutocyamus — 2 species: Scutocyamus antipodensis, Scutocyamus parvus
- Balaenocyamus — 1 species: Balaenocyamus balaenopterae
- Neocyamus — 1 species: Neocyamus physeteris
- Orcinocyamus — 1 species: Orcinocyamus orcini
Source and Attribution
Taxonomic rank data on this page is drawn from the GBIF Backbone Taxonomy, doi.org/10.15468/39omei, GBIF Secretariat, licensed CC BY 4.0. Member-species counts are counts of records held in the Sanctum species index, not a claim of completeness for the family.