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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
229
714
1510
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
228
713
1507
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
121
384
829
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
67
208
482
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
29
107
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gammarida
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
8
22
97
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Benelux
8 Families width 97 Species and 6 Subspecies
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids62SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae (Bousfield, 1973)Gammarid amphipods9SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Anisogammaridae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Niphargidae Bousfield, 197716SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Pontogammaridae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Benelux
22 Genera with 97 Species
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Allomelita Stock, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Amathilla Bate & Westwood, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Animoceradocus G. Karaman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bactrurus Hay, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Chaetogammarus Martynov, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Cheirocratus Norman, 18434SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 18595SpeciesTaxom
Dikerogammarus Stebbing, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 186522SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammarus Bazikalova, 1945
0SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellus Herbst, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1912Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus31SpeciesTaxom
Leptostenus Bazikalova, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Locustogammarus Bousfield, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Marinogammarus Sexton & Spo..., 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Microniphargus Schellenberg, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Niphargus Schiødte, 189618SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19883SpeciesTaxom
Spinulogammarus Tzvetkova, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stygobromus Cope, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Synurella Wrzesniowski, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Turcogammarus Karaman & Ba..., 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Benelux
97 Species and 6 Subspecies
Allomelita pellucida Sars, 1882
Amathilla homari J.C. Fabricius, 1779
Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Bactrurus brachycaudus Hubricht & M..., 1940Short-tail bactrurid
Bactrurus mucronatus Forbes, 1876Mucronate bactrurid
Chaetogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Chaetogammarus oliviis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Cheirocratus intermedius G.O. Sars, 1895
Cheirocratus monodontis G. Karaman, 1977
Cheirocratus sundevalli Rathke, 1843
Cheirocratus sundevallii (Rathke, 1843)⇒ Cheirocratus sundevalli Rathke, 1843
Crangonyx gracilis S.I. Smith, 1871Northern lake crangonyctid
Crangonyx orientalis Zhang & Hols..., 2003
Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958Northern river crangonyctid
Crangonyx richmondensis Ellis, 1941Contorted sphagnum
Crangonyx subterraneus Bate, 1859
Dikerogammarus haemobaphes Eichwald, 1841Demon shrimp
Dikerogammarus villosus Sowinsky, 1894Killer shrimp
Echinogammarus aquilifer Pinkster, 1969
Echinogammarus berilloni Catta, 1878
Echinogammarus cyrtus Pinkster & P..., 1986
Echinogammarus dahli Stock, 1968
Echinogammarus feminatus Pinkster, 1973
Echinogammarus finmarchicus Dahl, 1938
Echinogammarus foxi Schellenberg, 1928
Echinogammarus ischnus Stebbing, 1899Scud
Echinogammarus longisetosus Pinkster, 1973
Echinogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Echinogammarus obtusatus Dahl, 1938
Echinogammarus pacaudi Hubault & Ruffo, 1956
Echinogammarus pirloti Sexton & Spo..., 1940
Echinogammarus planicrurus Reid, 1940
Echinogammarus pungens (H. Milne Edw..., 1840)⇒ Echinogammarus planicrurus Reid, 1940
Echinogammarus stammeri S. Karaman, 1931
Echinogammarus stoerensis Reid, 1938
Echinogammarus tabu G. Karaman, 1971
Echinogammarus thoni Schäferna, 1923
Echinogammarus tibaldii Pinkster & S..., 1970
Echinogammarus trichiatus Martynov, 1932
Echinogammarus veneris Heller, 1865
Gammarellus angulosus Rathke, 1843
Gammarellus homari Fabricius, 1779
Gammarus aequicauda Martynov, 1931
Gammarus anatoliensis Schellenberg, 1937
Gammarus arduus G. Karaman, 1975
Gammarus argaeus Vavra, 1905
Gammarus balcanicus Schaferna, 1922
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 fasciatus Say, 1818
Gammarus fossarum Koch, 1836Mountain riverine amphipod
Gammarus inberbus Karaman & Pi..., 1977
Gammarus insensibilis Stock, 1966Lagoon sand shrimp
Gammarus lacustris G.O. Sars, 1864An Amphipod
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus marinus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Echinogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Gammarus nox Stock, 1995
Gammarus oceanicus Segerstråle, 1947Oceanic Scud
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 setosus Dementieva, 1931
Gammarus stojicevici S. Karaman, 1929
Gammarus stupendus Pinkster, 1983
Gammarus syriacus Chevreux, 1895
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Gammarus wautieri Roux, 1967
Gammarus zaddachi Sexton, 1912Desert suncup
Leptostenus leptocerus leptocerus Dybowsky, 1874
Locustogammarus locustoides Brandt, 1851
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 irlandicus Schellenberg, 1932
Niphargus kochianus Bate, 1859
Niphargus kochianus dimorphopus Stock, 1977
Niphargus kochianus kochianus Bate, 1859
Niphargus orcinus Joseph, 1869
Niphargus pachypus Schellenberg, 1933
Niphargus potamophilus Birstein, 1954
Niphargus puteanus Koch, 1836Cavernous well shrimp
Niphargus rhenorhodanensis Schellenberg, 1937
Niphargus schellenbergi S. Karaman, 1932
Niphargus tatrensis Wrzesniovsky, 1888
Niphargus virei Chevreux, 1896
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Pseudoniphargus grandimanus Stock, Holsi..., 1986
Pseudoniphargus longicauda Stock, 1988
Spinulogammarus atchensis Brandt, 1851
Stygobromus ambulans F. Müller, 1846
Synurella ambulans (Müller, 1846)⇒ Stygobromus ambulans F. Müller, 1846
Turcogammarus spandli S. Karaman, 1931

Subnodes of Gammarida with occurrences in Benelux
SuperfamilyAllocrangonyctoidea
2
3
19
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonyctoidea
Bousfield, 1973
1
4
9
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGammaroidea
Leach, 1814
5
15
69
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