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Checklist for Infraorder Gammarida Latreille, 1802 (gammarid amphipods)
and region Massachusetts (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
184
460
709
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
183
457
707
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
117
315
465
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
56
161
248
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
20
63
112
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gammarida
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
3
5
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Massachusetts
3 Families width 24 Species
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods7SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids16SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Massachusetts
5 Genera with 24 Species
Crangonyx Bate, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellus Herbst, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1939Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus12SpeciesTaxom
Stygobromus Cope, 18743SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Massachusetts
24 Species
Crangonyx aberrans S.I. Smith, 1983Aberrant crangonyctid
Crangonyx gracilis S.I. Smith, 1871Northern lake crangonyctid
Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958Northern river crangonyctid
Crangonyx richmondensis Ellis, 1941Contorted sphagnum
Echinogammarus finmarchicus Dahl, 1938
Echinogammarus obtusatus Dahl, 1938
Echinogammarus stoerensis Reid, 1938
Echinogammarus veneris Heller, 1865
Gammarellus angulosus Rathke, 1843
Gammarus annulatus Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Gammarus duebeni Liljeborg, 1852Bur mallow
Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
Gammarus greenfieldi
Gammarus lawrencianus Bousfield, 1956
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus mucronatus Say, 1818
Gammarus natator
Gammarus oceanicus Segerstråle, 1947Oceanic Scud
Gammarus palustris Bousfield, 1969
Gammarus pseudolimnaeus Bousfield, 1958
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Stygobromus borealis Holsinger, 1978New England cave amphipod
Stygobromus chamberlaini Ellis, 1941
Stygobromus tenuis S.I. Smith, 1874Potomac groundwater amphipod

Subnodes of Gammarida with occurrences in Massachusetts
SuperfamilyCrangonyctoidea
Bousfield, 1973
1
2
7
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGammaroidea
Leach, 1814
2
3
17
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