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Checklist for Suborder Gammaridea Latreille, 1802 (Gammarid amphipods)
and region Africa (Continents)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
450
2718
9963
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
447
2712
9948
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
242
1296
4284
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
110
460
1125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Gammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
13
47
111
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Africa
13 Families width 111 Species
Stilipididae Holmes, 19083SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 185736SpeciesTaxom
Argissidae Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 186511SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18529SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 185312SpeciesTaxom
Bolttsiidae Barnard & Ka..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 18718SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 197812SpeciesTaxom
Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 19745SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18148SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 19874SpeciesTaxom
Urohaustoriidae Barnard & Dr..., 19821SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Africa
47 Genera with 111 Species
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Alexandrella Chevreux, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 196730SpeciesTaxom
Argissa Boeck, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Atylus Leach, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Austrosyrrhoe Barnard, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Bathyporeia Lindström, 200511SpeciesTaxom
Bolttsia Griffiths, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 19363SpeciesTaxom
Byblisoides K. H. Barnard, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Caleidoscopsis Karaman, 1974
0SpeciesTaxom
Carangolia J. L. Barnard, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Cyproidea Haswell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Eclysis Barnard, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Gibberosus Thomas and J..., 19251SpeciesTaxom
Guernea Chevreux, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Halice Boeck, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Halicoides Walker, 19762SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Hoplopleon K. H. Barnard, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Lepechinella Stebbing, 19613SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropus Hock, 19533SpeciesTaxom
Metatiron Rabindranath, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Monoporeia Bousfield, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Nicippe Bruzelius, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Nototropis Jordan, 18634SpeciesTaxom
Paradexamine Stebbing, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pardalisca Krøyer, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscella Sars, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscoides Stebbing, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscopsis Chevreux, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Parpano J. L. Barnard, 1964
0SpeciesTaxom
Peltocoxa Catta, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Polycheria Haswell, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotiron Chevreux, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Sandro Karaman & Ba..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Stilipes Holmes, 19321SpeciesTaxom
Synopia Dana, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Syrrhoe Göes, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Syrrhoites Sars, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Tiron Liljeborg, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Tosilus J. L. Barnard, 1966
0SpeciesTaxom
Tritaeta Boeck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Unguja Griffiths, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Urohaustorius Sheard, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 195510SpeciesTaxom
Urothoides Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Africa
111 Species
Alexandrella inermis Bellan-Santi..., 1987
Ampelisca abyssicola Stebbing, 1888
Ampelisca acris Griffiths, 1974
Ampelisca aequicornis Bruzelius, 1859
Ampelisca anisuropa Stebbing, 1908
Ampelisca anomala Sars, 1883
Ampelisca barnardi Nicholls, 1938
Ampelisca brachyceras Walker, 1904
Ampelisca brevicornis Costa, 1853
Ampelisca byblisoides K.H. Barnard, 1926
Ampelisca cavicoxa (Reid, 1951)⇒ Ampelisca brevicornis Costa, 1853
Ampelisca chiltoni Stebbing, 1888
Ampelisca ctenopus Schellenberg, 1925
Ampelisca diadema Costa, 1853
Ampelisca eschrichtii Krøyer, 1842
Ampelisca excavata K.H. Barnard, 1926
Ampelisca fusca Stebbing, 1888
Ampelisca gusta J.L. Barnard, 1961
Ampelisca hupferi Schellenberg, 1925
Ampelisca insignis K.H. Barnard, 1916
Ampelisca jarli Reid, 1951
Ampelisca macrocephala Liljeborg, 1852
Ampelisca palmata K.H. Barnard, 1916
Ampelisca pugetica Stimpson, 1864Bluewood
Ampelisca rubella A. Costa, 1864
Ampelisca scabripes Walker, 1904
Ampelisca spinifer Reid, 1951
Ampelisca spinimana Chevreux, 1900
Ampelisca spinipes Boeck, 1861
Ampelisca tenuicornis Liljeborg, 1855Smooth fanpetals
Ampelisca tulearensis Ledoyer, 1967
Argissa hamatipes Norman, 1869
Atylus carinatus Fabricius, 1793
Atylus swammerdamei Milne-Edwards, 1830
Bathyporeia chevreuxi dAcoz & Vader, 2005
Bathyporeia cunctator dAcoz & Vader, 2005
Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 1938Sand digger shrimp
Bathyporeia gladiura dAcoz & Vader, 2005
Bathyporeia gracilis Sars, 1891
Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana Bate, 1856
Bathyporeia ledoyeri dAcoz & Menioui, 2004
Bathyporeia pelagica Bate, 1857Sand digger shrimp
Bathyporeia pilosa Lindstrom, 1855Newberry's velvetmallow
Bathyporeia quoddyensis Shoemaker, 1949Enterprise clarkia
Bathyporeia watkini Randolph and..., 2005
Bolttsia minuta Griffiths, 1976
Byblis brachycephala Mills, 1971Lyreleaf jewelflower
Byblis gaimardii Kröyer, 1846
Byblis rhinoceros Pirlot, 1936
Byblisoides plumicornis Ledoyer, 1978
Carangolia cornuta Bellan-Santi..., 1987
Cyproidea ornata Haswell, 1879Ladybug Amphipod
Dexamine spiniventris Costa, 1853
Dexamine spinosa Montagu, 1813
Eclysis similis K.H. Barnard, 1932
Gibberosus longimerus Schellenberg, 1925
Guernea (Prinassus) nordenskioldi Hansen, 1887
Guernea (Prinassus) reduncans J. L. Barnard, 1958
Halice macronyx (Stebbing, 1888)⇒ Halice secunda Stebbing, 1888
Halice secunda Stebbing, 1888
Halicoides anacantha K.H. Barnard, 1926
Halicoides discoveryi Thurston, 1976
Haploops setosa Boeck, 1871
Haploops tubicola Liljeborg, 1856
Hoplopleon medusarum K.H. Barnard, 1932
Hoplopleon similis Schellenberg, 1953
Lepechinella chrysotheras Stebbing, 1908
Lepechinella echinata Chevreux, 1914
Lepechinella monocuspidata J.L. Barnard, 1961
Megaluropus agilis Hoeck, 1889Hackberry
Megaluropus longimerus J.L. Barnard, 1969
Megaluropus namaquaeensis Schellenberg, 1953
Metatiron brevidactylus Pillai, 1957
Metatiron caecus Ledoyer, 1979
Monoporeia affinis Lindström, 1855
Nicippe buchi Andres, 1975
Nototropis guttatus (Costa, 1853)⇒ Atylus guttatus Costa, 1853
Nototropis serratus Schellenberg, 1925
Nototropis swammerdamei Milne-Edwards, 1830
Nototropis vedlomensis (Bate & Westwood, 1863)⇒ Atylus vedlomensis Bate & Westwood, 1862
Paradexamine micronesica Ledoyer, 1978
Pardalisca marionis Stebbing, 1888
Pardaliscella boecki Malm, 1870
Pardaliscopsis tenuipalpa Chevreux, 1911
Peltocoxa marioni Catta, 1875
Polycheria antarctica Stebbing, 1875
Polycheria atolli Walker, 1905
Pseudotiron bouvieri Chevreux, 1895
Sandro starmuhlneri Ruffo, 1960
Sandro straussi Daneliya, 2011
Stilipes lacteus K.H. Barnard, 1932
Synopia scheeleana Bovallius, 1886
Syrrhoe affinis Chevreux, 1908
Syrrhoites sorpresa J.L. Barnard, 1962
Tiron altifrons Reid, 1951
Tiron australis Stebbing, 1908
Tiron intermedius Reid, 1951
Tritaeta gibbosa Bate, 1862
Unguja yaya Griffiths, 1976
Urohaustorius metungi Fearn-Wannan, 1968
Urothoe coxalis Griffiths, 1974
Urothoe dentata Schellenberg, 1925Fenugreek
Urothoe elegans Bate, 1857
Urothoe grimaldii Chevreux, 1895
Urothoe leone Reid, 1951
Urothoe marionis Bellan-Santi..., 1987
Urothoe pinnata K.H. Barnard, 1955
Urothoe platypoda Griffiths, 1974
Urothoe pulchella Costa, 1853
Urothoe serrulidactylus K.H Barnard, 1955
Urothoides lachneessa Stebbing, 1888

Subnodes of Gammaridea with occurrences in Africa
SuperfamilyDexaminoidea
Leach, 1814
3
19
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyMelphidippoidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
2
4
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPardaliscoidea
Boeck, 1871
1
3
3
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyPhoxocephaloidea
Sars, 1891
3
6
25
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilyStenothoidea
Boeck, 1871
2
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySynopioidea
Dana, 1852
3
12
46
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Gammaridea at artfakta.se
Gammaridea at dyntaxa.se
Gammaridea at marinespecies.org