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Checklist for Infraorder Gammarida Latreille, 1802 (gammarid amphipods)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
450
2718
9963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
447
2712
9948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
242
1296
4284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
110
460
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
45
211
617
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gammarida
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
12
22
98
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
12 Families width 98 Species and 3 Subspecies
Didymocheliidae Bellan-Santi..., 19862SpeciesTaxom
Paramelitidae Bousfield, 19777SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods1SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids59SpeciesTaxom
Cardenioidae Barnard & Ka..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Micruropodidae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Niphargidae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Pallaseidae Tachteew, 20000SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 198920SpeciesTaxom
Sternophysingidae Holsinger, 19923SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
22 Genera with 98 Species
#ABCDEGLMNPRS
Apodidymochelia Thurston, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Aquadulcaris Stewart & Gr..., 19922SpeciesTaxom
Bactrurus Hay, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Bathyceradocus Pirlot, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Cardenio Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Chaetogammarus Martynov, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Cheirocratus Norman, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Didymochelia K. H. Barnard, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 199013SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellus Herbst, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1912Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus33SpeciesTaxom
Leptostenus Bazikalova, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Micruropus Stebbing, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Niphargellus Schellenberg, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Niphargus Schiødte, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paramelita Schellenberg, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Parelasmopus Stebbing, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomegalaspis THORAL, 1946
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 198820SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidogammarus Stock, 18785SpeciesTaxom
Sarothrogammarus Martynov, 19583SpeciesTaxom
Sternophysinx Holsinger & ..., 19113SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
98 Species and 3 Subspecies
Apodidymochelia castellata Thurston, 1997
Aquadulcaris crassicornis K. H. Barnard, 1916
Aquadulcaris pheronyx Stewart & Gr..., 1992
Bactrurus brachycaudus Hubricht & M..., 1940Short-tail bactrurid
Bathyceradocus stephenseni Pirlot, 1934
Cardenio paurodactylus Stebbing, 1888
Chaetogammarus chaetocerus Beyer & Stock, 1994
Chaetogammarus oliviis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Cheirocratus inermis (Ledoyer, 1967)⇒ Incratella inermis Ledoyer, 1967
Cheirocratus intermedius G.O. Sars, 1895
Didymochelia edwardi Bellan-Santi..., 1987
Echinogammarus annandalei Monod, 1924
Echinogammarus ischnus Stebbing, 1899Scud
Echinogammarus klaptoczi Schäferna, 1908
Echinogammarus lusitanus Schellenberg, 1943
Echinogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Echinogammarus olivii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Echinogammarus planicrurus Reid, 1940
Echinogammarus pungens (H. Milne Edw..., 1840)⇒ Echinogammarus planicrurus Reid, 1940
Echinogammarus reductus Pinkster, 1993
Echinogammarus simoni Chevreux, 1894
Echinogammarus stoerensis Reid, 1938
Echinogammarus tacapensis Chevreux & G..., 1924
Echinogammarus valedictus Platvoet & P..., 1990
Gammarellus angulosus Rathke, 1843
Gammarus acalceolatus Pinkster, 1970
Gammarus aequicauda Martynov, 1931
Gammarus aurantius K.H.Barnard, 1927
Gammarus auricularius K.H.Barnard, 1916
Gammarus balcanicus Schaferna, 1922
Gammarus capensis (K.H. Barnard, 1916)⇒ Paramelita capensis K. H. Barnard, 1916
Gammarus crassicornis (K.H. Barnard, 1916)⇒ Aquadulcaris crassicornis K. H. Barnard, 1916
Gammarus crinicornis Stock, 1966Oahu chewstick
Gammarus duebeni Liljeborg, 1852Bur mallow
Gammarus fossarum Koch, 1836Mountain riverine amphipod
Gammarus gauthieri S. Karaman, 1935
Gammarus granulicornis K.H.Barnard, 1927
Gammarus kogelensis K.H.Barnard, 1927
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus marinus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Echinogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Gammarus microps Pinkster & G..., 1975
Gammarus nigroculus K.H.Barnard, 1916
Gammarus nox Stock, 1995
Gammarus persetosus
Gammarus pulex Linnaeus, 1758Common freshwater amphipod
Gammarus pulex pulex Linnaeus, 1758
Gammarus pungens H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Gammarus rhipidiophorus Catta, 1878
Gammarus rouxi Pinkster & G..., 1975
Gammarus scirtes
Gammarus seticornis K.H.Barnard, 1927
Gammarus setosus Dementieva, 1931
Gammarus simoni Chevreux, 1894
Gammarus spinicornis K.H.Barnard, 1927
Gammarus subtypicus Stock, 1966
Gammarus tulbaghensis K.H.Barnard, 1927
Gammarus wilkitzkii Birula, 1897
Gammarus zaddachi Sexton, 1912Desert suncup
Leptostenus leptocerus leptocerus Dybowsky, 1874
Leptostenus leptocerus nematocerus Dybowsky, 1874
Micruropus talitroides Dybowsky, 1874
Niphargellus glenniei Spooner, 1952British cave shrimp
Niphargus ohridanus S. Karaman, 1929
Paramelita barnardi Thurston, 1973
Paramelita capensis K. H. Barnard, 1916
Paramelita flexa Griffiths, 1981
Paramelita nigroculus K. H. Barnard, 1916
Paramelita spinicornis K. H. Barnard, 1927
Parelasmopus suluensis Dana, 1853
Pseudoniphargus africanus Chevreux, 1901
Pseudoniphargus associatus S...nchez, 1991
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Pseudoniphargus brevipedunculatus Stock, 1980
Pseudoniphargus candelariae S...nchez, 1990
Pseudoniphargus cupicola Stock, 1988
Pseudoniphargus djemoi Dole-Olivier..., 2018
Pseudoniphargus fontinalis Stock, 1988
Pseudoniphargus fragilis Notenboom, 1987
Pseudoniphargus gomerae Stock, 1988
Pseudoniphargus littoralis Stock & Abreu, 1993
Pseudoniphargus longicauda Stock, 1988
Pseudoniphargus macrotelsonis Stock, 1980
Pseudoniphargus macrurus Stock & Abreu, 1993
Pseudoniphargus multidens Stock, 1988
Pseudoniphargus pedunculatus Sanchez, 1989
Pseudoniphargus porticola Stock, 1988
Pseudoniphargus portosancti Stock & Abreu, 1993
Pseudoniphargus salinus Stock, 1988
Pseudoniphargus unispinosus Stock, 1988
Rhipidogammarus gomeranus Beyer & Stock, 1994
Rhipidogammarus nivariae Stock, 1988
Rhipidogammarus rheophilus Stock & s...n..., 1990
Rhipidogammarus rheoplilus
Rhipidogammarus rhipidiophorus Catta, 1878
Sarothrogammarus cataractae Stock, 1995
Sarothrogammarus guernei Chevreux, 1889
Sarothrogammarus madeirensis Dahl, 1958
Sternophysinx calceola Holsinger, 1992
Sternophysinx robertsi Methuen, 1911
Sternophysinx robertsoni Methuen, 1911

Subnodes of Gammarida with occurrences in Africa
SuperfamilyAllocrangonyctoidea
4
6
32
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonyctoidea
Bousfield, 1973
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGammaroidea
Leach, 1814
7
15
65
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gammarida at artfakta.se
Gammarida at biodiversity.org.au
Gammarida at itis.gov
Gammarida at marinespecies.org