Table 1. Selected families and genera of the Apseudomorpha that exhibit restricted zoogeography.
Name | number of species | distribution |
MIRANDOTANAIDAE | 3 | Antarctic/Australia |
TANZANAPSEUDIDAE | 9 | Indopacific |
WHITELEGGIIDAE | 3 | Australia |
NUMBAKULLIDAE | 2 | Indopacific, Australia |
APSEUDIDAE | ||
Bilobatus | 3 | Indopacific, Australia |
Glabroapseudes | 4 | Atlantic |
Pectinapseudes | 3 | NE Atlantic, Gulf of Mexico |
Pugiodactylus | 5 | Indopacific, Antarctic |
Spinosapseudes | 2 | Tasman Sea |
Xanthapseudes | 2 | Australia |
Colobocladus | 2 | Indian Ocean |
PARAPSEUDIDAE | ||
Longiflagrum | 5 | Australia/Indian Ocean |
Biropalostoma | 3 | Indopacific, Australia |
Ctenapseudes | 3 | Indopacific |
Magniaculeus | 3 | S Australia |
Brachylicoa | 4 | Indopacific |
Gutuapseudes | 2 | Indopacific, NW Australia |
Pseudoapseudes | 2 | Caribbean |
METAPSEUDIDAE | ||
Jumarichardia | 5 | Indian Ocean |
Vestigiramus | 2 | Carribean, SW Atlantic |
Metapseudes | 2 | Australia |
Msangia | 3 | Indopacific, Australia |
Cryptapseudes | 3 | Indopacific |
Curtipleon | 4 | Indopacific, Australia |
PAGURAPSEUDIDAE | ||
Indoapseudes | 4 | Indopacific, Australia |
Hodometrica | 2 | Hawaii, Australia |
Similipedia | 2 | Indian Ocean, Australia |
Pagurapseudes | 11 | Indian Ocean, Australia |
Macrolabrum | 9 | Indian Ocean, Australia |
Pagurapseudopsis | 5 | Indopacific, Australia |
KALLIAPSEUDIDAE | ||
Hemikalliapseudes | 3 | Equatorial East Atlantic |