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Checklist for Infraorder Gammarida Latreille, 1802 (gammarid amphipods)
and region Belgium (Benelux)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
153
384
731
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
152
383
728
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
86
251
492
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
43
127
255
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
20
74
154
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gammarida
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
6
16
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Belgium
6 Families width 51 Species and 6 Subspecies
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids28SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae (Bousfield, 1973)Gammarid amphipods5SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Niphargidae Bousfield, 197712SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19892SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Belgium
16 Genera with 51 Species
Amathilla Bate & Westwood, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Animoceradocus G. Karaman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bactrurus Hay, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Chaetogammarus Martynov, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Cheirocratus Norman, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Dikerogammarus Stebbing, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 19325SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellus Herbst, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1912Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus17SpeciesTaxom
Leptostenus Bazikalova, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Microniphargus Schellenberg, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Niphargus Schiødte, 189614SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19862SpeciesTaxom
Stygobromus Cope, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Synurella Wrzesniowski, 18461SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Belgium
51 Species and 6 Subspecies
Amathilla homari J.C. Fabricius, 1779
Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Bactrurus mucronatus Forbes, 1876Mucronate bactrurid
Chaetogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Cheirocratus intermedius G.O. Sars, 1895
Cheirocratus sundevalli Rathke, 1843
Cheirocratus sundevallii (Rathke, 1843)⇒ Cheirocratus sundevalli Rathke, 1843
Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958Northern river crangonyctid
Crangonyx subterraneus Bate, 1859
Dikerogammarus haemobaphes Eichwald, 1841Demon shrimp
Dikerogammarus villosus Sowinsky, 1894Killer shrimp
Echinogammarus berilloni Catta, 1878
Echinogammarus ischnus Stebbing, 1899Scud
Echinogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Echinogammarus obtusatus Dahl, 1938
Echinogammarus trichiatus Martynov, 1932
Gammarellus angulosus Rathke, 1843
Gammarellus homari Fabricius, 1779
Gammarus caparti Petre-Stroob..., 1981
Gammarus chevreuxi Sexton, 1913Booth's evening primrose
Gammarus crinicornis Stock, 1966Oahu chewstick
Gammarus delebecquei (Chevreux & d..., 1892)⇒ Gammarus fossarum Koch, 1836
Gammarus duebeni Liljeborg, 1852Bur mallow
Gammarus fossarum Koch, 1836Mountain riverine amphipod
Gammarus insensibilis Stock, 1966Lagoon sand shrimp
Gammarus lacustris G.O. Sars, 1864An Amphipod
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus nox Stock, 1995
Gammarus pulex Linnaeus, 1758Common freshwater amphipod
Gammarus pulex pulex Linnaeus, 1758
Gammarus roeselii (Gervais, 1835)⇒ Gammarus roeseli Gervais, 1835
Gammarus salinus Spooner, 1947Fendler's sandmat
Gammarus scirtes
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Gammarus zaddachi Sexton, 1912Desert suncup
Leptostenus leptocerus leptocerus Dybowsky, 1874
Microniphargus leruthi Schellenberg, 1934
Niphargus aberrans Sket, 1972
Niphargus aquilex Schiödte, 1855Cavernous well shrimp
Niphargus aquilex aquilex Schiödte, 1855
Niphargus dimorphopus Stock & Gled..., 1977
Niphargus fontanus Bate, 1859
Niphargus foreli foreli
Niphargus kochianus Bate, 1859
Niphargus kochianus dimorphopus Stock, 1977
Niphargus kochianus kochianus Bate, 1859
Niphargus orcinus Joseph, 1869
Niphargus pachypus Schellenberg, 1933
Niphargus puteanus Koch, 1836Cavernous well shrimp
Niphargus schellenbergi S. Karaman, 1932
Niphargus virei Chevreux, 1896
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Pseudoniphargus grandimanus Stock, Holsi..., 1986
Stygobromus ambulans F. Müller, 1846
Synurella ambulans (Müller, 1846)⇒ Stygobromus ambulans F. Müller, 1846

Subnodes of Gammarida with occurrences in Belgium
SuperfamilyAllocrangonyctoidea
2
3
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonyctoidea
Bousfield, 1973
1
4
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGammaroidea
Leach, 1814
3
9
32
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