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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
383
1636
4503
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
379
1629
4494
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
190
796
2279
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
89
325
874
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
34
160
500
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gammarida
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
10
34
172
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Europe
10 Families width 172 Species and 12 Subspecies
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids92SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19773SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods17SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Kergueleniolidae Lowry & Myers, 20131SpeciesTaxom
Anisogammaridae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Niphargidae Bousfield, 197747SpeciesTaxom
Pallaseidae Tachteew, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19896SpeciesTaxom
Pontogammaridae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Europe
34 Genera with 172 Species
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Allomelita Stock, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Amathilla Bate & Westwood, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Animoceradocus G. Karaman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bactrurus Hay, 18762SpeciesTaxom
Bathyceradocus Pirlot, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Chaetogammarus Martynov, 18303SpeciesTaxom
Cheirocratus Norman, 18435SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 18596SpeciesTaxom
Dikerogammarus Stebbing, 18943SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 197126SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammarus Bazikalova, 19591SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellus Herbst, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1912Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus46SpeciesTaxom
Kergueleniola Ruffo, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Laurogammarus Karaman, 19221SpeciesTaxom
Leptostenus Bazikalova, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Locustogammarus Bousfield, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Longigammarus G. S. Karaman, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Marinogammarus Sexton & Spo..., 1940
0SpeciesTaxom
Microniphargus Schellenberg, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Murex1SpeciesTaxom
Neogammarus Ruffo, 19713SpeciesTaxom
Niphargellus Schellenberg, 1933
0SpeciesTaxom
Niphargopsis Chevreux, 19223SpeciesTaxom
Niphargus Schiødte, 199450SpeciesTaxom
Obesogammarus Stock, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Pectenogammarus Reid, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19886SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidogammarus Stock, 18782SpeciesTaxom
Spinulogammarus Tzvetkova, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stygobromus Cope, 20016SpeciesTaxom
Stygonyx Bousfield an..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Synurella Wrzesniowski, 19432SpeciesTaxom
Turcogammarus Karaman & Ba..., 19311SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Europe
172 Species and 12 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
Bathyceradocus stephenseni Pirlot, 1934
Chaetogammarus ischnus Stebbing, 1898
Chaetogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Chaetogammarus oliviis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Cheirocratus assimilis Lilljeborg, 1852Escoba parada
Cheirocratus intermedius G.O. Sars, 1895
Cheirocratus monodontis G. Karaman, 1977
Cheirocratus sundevalli Rathke, 1843
Cheirocratus sundevallii (Rathke, 1843)⇒ Cheirocratus sundevalli Rathke, 1843
Crangonyx forbesi Hubricht & M..., 1940Forbes crangonyctid
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 bispinosus Martynov, 1925
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 olivii Milne-Edwards, 1830
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 spinulicornis Pinkster & S..., 1971
Echinogammarus stammeri S. Karaman, 1931
Echinogammarus stocki Karaman, 1969
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
Echinogammarus zebrinus Pinkster & S..., 1971
Eulimnogammarus anisocheirus Ruffo, 1959
Gammarellus angulosus Rathke, 1843
Gammarellus homari Fabricius, 1779
Gammarus aequicauda Martynov, 1931
Gammarus alpinus Alther, Fise..., 2016
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 finmarchicus Dahl, 1938Lammers' cephalozia
Gammarus fossarum Koch, 1836Mountain riverine amphipod
Gammarus gauthieri S. Karaman, 1935
Gammarus inberbus Karaman & Pi..., 1977
Gammarus insensibilis Stock, 1966Lagoon sand shrimp
Gammarus lacustris G.O. Sars, 1864An Amphipod
Gammarus lawrencianus Bousfield, 1956
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus marinus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Echinogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Gammarus monospeliensis Pinkster, 1972
Gammarus monspeliensis Pinkster, 1972
Gammarus nox Stock, 1995
Gammarus obtusatus (Dahl, 1938)⇒ Echinogammarus obtusatus Dahl, 1938
Gammarus oceanicus Segerstråle, 1947Oceanic Scud
Gammarus orinos Pinkster & S..., 1984
Gammarus pseudolimnaeus Bousfield, 1958
Gammarus pulex Linnaeus, 1758Common freshwater amphipod
Gammarus pulex araurensis Pinkster, 1972
Gammarus pulex gallicus S. Karaman, 1931
Gammarus pulex pulex Linnaeus, 1758
Gammarus roeseli Gervais, 1835
Gammarus roeselii (Gervais, 1835)⇒ Gammarus roeseli Gervais, 1835
Gammarus salinus Spooner, 1947Fendler's sandmat
Gammarus scirtes
Gammarus setosus Dementieva, 1931
Gammarus spooneri G. Karaman, 1991
Gammarus stoerensis (Reid, 1938)⇒ Echinogammarus stoerensis Reid, 1938
Gammarus stojicevici S. Karaman, 1929
Gammarus stupendus Pinkster, 1983
Gammarus subtypicus Stock, 1966
Gammarus syriacus Chevreux, 1895
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Gammarus wautieri Roux, 1967
Gammarus zaddachi Sexton, 1912Desert suncup
Kergueleniola macra Ruffo, 1970
Laurogammarus scutarensis Schäferna, 1922
Leptostenus leptocerus leptocerus Dybowsky, 1874
Locustogammarus locustoides Brandt, 1851
Longigammarus bruni G.S. Karaman, 1969
Microniphargus leruthi Schellenberg, 1934
Murex pyraster
Neogammarus adriaticus Karaman, 1973
Neogammarus festai Ruffo, 1937
Neogammarus nudus Stock, 1971
Niphargopsis caspary Pratz, 1866
Niphargopsis casparyi Pratz, 1866
Niphargopsis legeri (Chevreux, 1922)⇒ Niphargopsis caspary Pratz, 1866
Niphargus aberrans Sket, 1972
Niphargus aggtelekiensis Dudich, 1932
Niphargus angelieri Ruffo, 1954
Niphargus aquilex Schiödte, 1855Cavernous well shrimp
Niphargus aquilex aquilex Schiödte, 1855
Niphargus auerbachi Schellenberg, 1934
Niphargus balazuci Schellenberg, 1951
Niphargus boulangei Wichers, 1964
Niphargus boulangerie
Niphargus burgundus Graf & Stras..., 1967
Niphargus caspary Pratz, 1866
Niphargus ciliatus Chevreux, 1906
Niphargus corsicanus Schellenberg, 1950
Niphargus dimorphopus Stock & Gled..., 1977
Niphargus fontanus Bate, 1859
Niphargus foreli Humbert, 1877
Niphargus foreli foreli
Niphargus gineti Bou, 1965
Niphargus hrabei S. Karaman, 1932
Niphargus hungaricus Mehely, 1937
Niphargus inopinatus Schellenberg, 1932
Niphargus irlandicus Schellenberg, 1932
Niphargus jovanovici S. Karaman, 1931
Niphargus kochianus Bate, 1859
Niphargus kochianus dimorphopus Stock, 1977
Niphargus kochianus kochianus Bate, 1859
Niphargus ladmiraulti Chevreux, 1901
Niphargus laisi Schellenberg, 1936
Niphargus longicatidatus corsicanus Schellenberg, 1950
Niphargus longicatidatus thuringius Schellenberg, 1934
Niphargus longicaudatus A. Costa, 1851
Niphargus longicaudatus corsicanus (Schellenberg, 1950)⇒ Niphargus corsicanus Schellenberg, 1950
Niphargus longicaudatus longicaudatus A. Costa, 1851
Niphargus nicaensis Isnard, 1916
Niphargus orcinus Joseph, 1869
Niphargus pachypus Schellenberg, 1933
Niphargus plateaui Chevreux, 1901
Niphargus potamophilus Birstein, 1954
Niphargus puteanus Koch, 1836Cavernous well shrimp
Niphargus renei G. Karaman, 1986
Niphargus rhenorhodanensis Schellenberg, 1937
Niphargus robustus Chevreux, 1901
Niphargus schellenbergi S. Karaman, 1932
Niphargus speziae Schellenberg, 1936
Niphargus strouhali Schellenberg, 1933
Niphargus tatrensis Wrzesniovsky, 1888
Niphargus thienemanni Schellenberg, 1934
Niphargus vandeli Barbe, 1961
Niphargus virei Chevreux, 1896
Niphargus wexfordensis G. Karaman, ..., 1994Gledhill & Holmes
Obesogammarus obesus Sars G.O., 1894
Pectenogammarus planicrurus (Reid, 1940)⇒ Echinogammarus planicrurus Reid, 1940
Pseudoniphargus adriaticus Karaman, 1955
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Pseudoniphargus djemoi Dole-Olivier..., 2018
Pseudoniphargus grandimanus Stock, Holsi..., 1986
Pseudoniphargus leucatensis Brehier & Jaume, 2009
Pseudoniphargus longicauda Stock, 1988
Rhipidogammarus karamani Stock, 1971
Rhipidogammarus rhipidiophorus Catta, 1878
Spinulogammarus atchensis Brandt, 1851
Stygobromus ambulans F. Müller, 1846
Stygobromus chamberlaini Ellis, 1941
Stygobromus latus Wang & Holsi..., 2001
Stygobromus phreaticus Holsinger, 1978Northern Virginia stygobromid
Stygobromus spinosus Hubricht & M..., 1940Blue Ridge Mountain amphipod
Stygobromus wahkeenensis Wang & Holsi..., 2001
Stygonyx courtneyi Bousfield & ..., 1989
Synurella ambulans (Müller, 1846)⇒ Stygobromus ambulans F. Müller, 1846
Synurella dentata Hubricht, 1943
Turcogammarus spandli S. Karaman, 1931

Subnodes of Gammarida with occurrences in West Europe
SuperfamilyAllocrangonyctoidea
3
6
54
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyCrangonyctoidea
Bousfield, 1973
1
5
17
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyGammaroidea
Leach, 1814
6
23
101
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