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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
333
1353
3152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
330
1350
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
194
736
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
93
307
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
38
142
283
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gammarida
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
9
14
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
9 Families width 38 Species and 1 Subspecies
Paramelitidae Bousfield, 19777SpeciesTaxom
Cardenioidae Barnard & Ka..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids21SpeciesTaxom
Didymocheliidae Bellan-Santi..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Micruropodidae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Niphargidae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Sternophysingidae Holsinger, 19923SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Southern Africa
14 Genera with 38 Species
Aquadulcaris Stewart & Gr..., 19922SpeciesTaxom
Cardenio Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cheirocratus Norman, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Didymochelia K. H. Barnard, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1912Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus17SpeciesTaxom
Leptostenus Bazikalova, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Micruropus Stebbing, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Niphargellus Schellenberg, 19521SpeciesTaxom
Niphargus Schiødte, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Paramelita Schellenberg, 19275SpeciesTaxom
Parelasmopus Stebbing, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Sternophysinx Holsinger & ..., 19113SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Southern Africa
38 Species and 1 Subspecies
Aquadulcaris crassicornis K. H. Barnard, 1916
Aquadulcaris pheronyx Stewart & Gr..., 1992
Cardenio paurodactylus Stebbing, 1888
Cheirocratus intermedius G.O. Sars, 1895
Didymochelia edwardi Bellan-Santi..., 1987
Echinogammarus ischnus Stebbing, 1899Scud
Echinogammarus stoerensis Reid, 1938
Gammarus aurantius K.H.Barnard, 1927
Gammarus auricularius K.H.Barnard, 1916
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 granulicornis K.H.Barnard, 1927
Gammarus kogelensis K.H.Barnard, 1927
Gammarus nigroculus K.H.Barnard, 1916
Gammarus persetosus
Gammarus scirtes
Gammarus seticornis K.H.Barnard, 1927
Gammarus setosus Dementieva, 1931
Gammarus spinicornis K.H.Barnard, 1927
Gammarus tulbaghensis K.H.Barnard, 1927
Gammarus wilkitzkii Birula, 1897
Gammarus zaddachi Sexton, 1912Desert suncup
Leptostenus leptocerus leptocerus 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 baetis Notenboom, 1988
Sternophysinx calceola Holsinger, 1992
Sternophysinx robertsi Methuen, 1911
Sternophysinx robertsoni Methuen, 1911

Subnodes of Gammarida with occurrences in Southern Africa
SuperfamilyAllocrangonyctoidea
4
6
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGammaroidea
Leach, 1814
5
8
25
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