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Checklist for Family Gammaridae Leach, 1813 (Gammarids)
and region America (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
550
3975
18550
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
537
3949
18475
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
297
2150
9076
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
144
944
3920
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Senticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
56
403
1872
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraorder
 
Gammarida
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
17
55
366
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Gammaroidea
Leach, 1814
12
39
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyGammaridae
Leach, 1813
Gammarids, Scuds
16
84
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for America
16 Genera with 84 Species
Allomelita Stock, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Alloweckelia Holsinger an..., 19681SpeciesTaxom
Anchialella J.L. Barnard, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Anelasmopus Oliveira, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Animoceradocus G. Karaman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Bathyceradocus Pirlot, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Beaudettia J.L. Barnard, 1965
0SpeciesTaxom
Chaetogammarus Martynov, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cheirocratus Norman, 18433SpeciesTaxom
Dikerogammarus Stebbing, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 18659SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1912Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus57SpeciesTaxom
Marinogammarus Sexton & Spo..., 19383SpeciesTaxom
Metaceradocus Chevreux, 01SpeciesTaxom
Obesogammarus Stock, 18941SpeciesTaxom
Parelasmopus Stebbing, 18532SpeciesTaxom


Species list for America
84 Species and 1 Subspecies
Allomelita pellucida Sars, 1882
Alloweckelia gurneei Holsinger & ..., 1968
Anchialella vulcanella J.L. Barnard, 1979
Anelasmopus kraui Oliveira, 1953
Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Bathyceradocus stephenseni Pirlot, 1934
Bathyceradocus wuzzae Larsen & Kra..., 2007
Chaetogammarus oliviis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Cheirocratus assimilis Lilljeborg, 1852Escoba parada
Cheirocratus robustus G.O. Sars, 1895
Cheirocratus sundevallii (Rathke, 1843)⇒ Cheirocratus sundevalli Rathke, 1843
Dikerogammarus haemobaphes Eichwald, 1841Demon shrimp
Echinogammarus berilloni Catta, 1878
Echinogammarus calvus Margalef, 1956
Echinogammarus finmarchicus Dahl, 1938
Echinogammarus ischnus Stebbing, 1899Scud
Echinogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Echinogammarus obtusatus Dahl, 1938
Echinogammarus obtusidens Pinkster & S..., 1972
Echinogammarus stoerensis Reid, 1938
Echinogammarus veneris Heller, 1865
Gammarus acherondytes Hubricht & M..., 1940Illinois cave amphipod
Gammarus annulatus Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Gammarus appendiculatus (Say, 1818)⇒ Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Gammarus belli G. Karaman, 1984
Gammarus birsteini Karaman & Pi..., 1977
Gammarus bousfieldi Cole & Minckley, 1961Bousfield amphipod
Gammarus breviramus Bousfield & ..., 1971
Gammarus breweri (Kunkel, 1910)⇒ Ceradocus breweri Kunkel, 1910
Gammarus caecus (Weckel, 1907)⇒ Weckelia caecus Weckel, 1907
Gammarus cari S. Karaman, 1931
Gammarus chevreuxi Sexton, 1913Booth's evening primrose
Gammarus cohabitus Hosinger, Sh..., 2008
Gammarus confervicolus (Stimpson, 1856)⇒ Eogammarus confervicolus Stimpson, 1856
Gammarus crinicornis Stock, 1966Oahu chewstick
Gammarus daiberi Bousfield, 1969
Gammarus desperatus Cole, 1981Bitter Lakes amphipod
Gammarus duebeni Liljeborg, 1852Bur mallow
Gammarus elki Shoemaker, 1940
Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
Gammarus finmarchicus Dahl, 1938Lammers' cephalozia
Gammarus gauthieri S. Karaman, 1935
Gammarus greenfieldi
Gammarus hyalelloides Cole, 1976Diminutive amphipod
Gammarus jenneri Bynum & Fox, 1977
Gammarus kischineffensis Schellenberg, 1937
Gammarus lacustris G.O. Sars, 1864An Amphipod
Gammarus lawrencianus Bousfield, 1956
Gammarus lecroyae Thoma & Heard, 2009
Gammarus limnaeus S.I. Smith, 1874Sabinal prairie-clover
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus marinus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Echinogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Gammarus minus Say, 1818
Gammarus mucronatus Say, 1818
Gammarus natator
Gammarus obesus (G.O. Sars, 1894)⇒ Obesogammarus obesus Sars G.O., 1894
Gammarus obtusatus (Dahl, 1938)⇒ Echinogammarus obtusatus Dahl, 1938
Gammarus oceanicus Segerstråle, 1947Oceanic Scud
Gammarus ornatus H. Milne Edw..., 1830
Gammarus palustris Bousfield, 1969
Gammarus paynei Delong, 1992
Gammarus pecos Cole & Bousf..., 1970Pecos amphipod
Gammarus pinicollis
Gammarus pribilofensis Pearse, 1913
Gammarus pseudolimnaeus Bousfield, 1958
Gammarus pulex Linnaeus, 1758Common freshwater amphipod
Gammarus pulex pulex Linnaeus, 1758
Gammarus ramellus (Weckel, 1907)⇒ Ramellogammarus ramellus Weckel, 1907
Gammarus robustus
Gammarus scirtes
Gammarus seideli Cannizzaro, ..., 2018
Gammarus setosus Dementieva, 1931
Gammarus sphaerophthalmus Dybowsky, 1874
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Gammarus torelli (Goës, 1866)⇒ Wimvadocus torelli Goës, 1866
Gammarus troglophilus Hubricht & M..., 1940Leather oak
Gammarus wilkitzkii Birula, 1897
Gammarus zaddachi Sexton, 1912Desert suncup
Marinogammarus finmarchicus (Dahl, 1938)⇒ Gammarus finmarchicus Dahl, 1938
Marinogammarus obtusatus (Dahl, 1938)⇒ Echinogammarus obtusatus Dahl, 1938
Marinogammarus stoerensis (Reid, 1938)⇒ Echinogammarus stoerensis Reid, 1938
Metaceradocus occidentalis
Obesogammarus obesus Sars G.O., 1894
Parelasmopus cymatilis Lowry & Hughes, 2009
Parelasmopus suluensis Dana, 1853


Links, sources and further information
Gammaridae at artfakta.se
Gammaridae at dyntaxa.se
Gammaridae at gbif.org
Gammaridae at irmng.org
Gammaridae at itis.gov
Gammaridae at marinespecies.org