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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
50
117
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
22
37
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Gammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
3
3
5
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
3 Families width 5 Species
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
3 Genera with 5 Species
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Lepechinella Stebbing, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Polycheria Haswell, 19051SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
5 Species
Ampelisca gusta J.L. Barnard, 1961
Ampelisca scabripes Walker, 1904
Ampelisca tulearensis Ledoyer, 1967
Lepechinella monocuspidata J.L. Barnard, 1961
Polycheria atolli Walker, 1905

Subnodes of Gammaridea with occurrences in Kenya
SuperfamilyDexaminoidea
Leach, 1814
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuperfamilySynopioidea
Dana, 1852
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom



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