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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Alberta (West Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
116
217
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
113
214
275
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
66
130
164
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
35
69
84
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Alberta
35 Families width 84 Species and 2 Subspecies
#MOLAHCPNGITESV
Melitidae Bousfield, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18658SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19659SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods4SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Najnidae Barnard, 19722SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids12SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice1SpeciesTaxom
Cystisomatidae Willemöes-Suhm, 18750SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18744SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids4SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Opisidae Lowry & Stod..., 19951SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18880SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Scopelocheiridae Lowry & Stod..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Platyischnopidae Barnard & Dr..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Vibiliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Alberta
69 Genera with 84 Species
#ABCDEGHJKLMNOPRSTVW
Abludomelita Karaman, 1981
0SpeciesTaxom
Acanthostepheia Boeck, 18662SpeciesTaxom
Aceroides Sars, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Acidostoma Lilljeborg, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18736SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Arrhis Stebbing, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Bactrurus Hay, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Bathyporeia Lindström, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Calliopius Lilljeborg, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Carinonajna Bousfield & ..., 20042SpeciesTaxom
Cheirocratus Norman, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 19541SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Cystisoma Guérin-Ménev..., 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dikerogammarus Stebbing, 18411SpeciesTaxom
Dyopedos Bate, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1758Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus8SpeciesTaxom
Gnathopleustes Bousfield an..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Grandidierella Coutière, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hyperia Desmarest, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Hyperoche Bovallius, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Kroyera Bate, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Lepidactylus Say, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lepidepecreum Bate and Wes..., 1868
0SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Microjassa Stebbing, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Monocorophium Bousfield & ..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Monoporeia Bousfield, 18551SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Normania Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oligochinus J. L. Barnard, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Othomaera Krapp-Schickel, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Parajassa Stebbing, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Parapleustes Buchholz, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Parhyale Stebbing, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pontocrates Boeck, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pontogeneia Boeck, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Protomedeia Krøyer, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Rostroculodes Bousfield an..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Salentinella Ruffo, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Scopelocheirus Bate, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Skaptopus Thomas and B..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Socarnes Boeck, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Stygobromus Cope, 19822SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Themisto Guérin-Ménev..., 18252SpeciesTaxom
Thorlaksonius Bousfield an..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Vibilia Milne-Edwards, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Westwoodilla Bate, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Alberta
84 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthostepheia behringiensis Lockington, 1877Oregon checkerbloom
Acanthostepheia malmgreni Goës, 1866
Aceroides (Aceroides) latipes G. O. Sars, 1882
Acidostoma obesum Bate & Westwood, 1861
Ampelisca macrocephala Liljeborg, 1852
Ampithoe dalli Shoemaker, 1938Merced clarkia
Ampithoe lacertosa Bate, 1858
Ampithoe rubricata Montagu, 1818
Ampithoe sectimana Conlan & Bou..., 1982
Ampithoe simulans (Aldeman, 1936)⇒ Ampithoe dalli Shoemaker, 1938
Ampithoe valida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Apohyale prevostii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Arrhis phyllonyx Sars, 1858Sea piglet
Bactrurus brachycaudus Hubricht & M..., 1940Short-tail bactrurid
Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana Bate, 1856
Bathyporeia pelagica Bate, 1857Sand digger shrimp
Calliopius laeviusculus Kroyer, 1838Planktonic Amphipod
Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella alaskana Mayer, 1903
Caprella laeviuscula Mayer, 1903
Caprella unica Mayer, 1903
Carinonajna barnardi Bousfield & ..., 2004
Carinonajna carli Bousfield & ..., 2004
Cheirocratus robustus G.O. Sars, 1895
Cheirocratus sundevallii (Rathke, 1843)⇒ Cheirocratus sundevalli Rathke, 1843
Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958Northern river crangonyctid
Cyamus catodontis Margolis, 1954
Cymadusa filosa (Savigny, 1816)⇒ Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymadusa setosa Haswell, 1879
Desdimelita desdichada J.L. Barnard, 1962
Dikerogammarus haemobaphes Eichwald, 1841Demon shrimp
Dyopedos monacanthus (Metzger, 1875)⇒ Dyopedos monacantha Metzger, 1875
Dyopedos porrectus Bate, 1857
Echinogammarus ischnus Stebbing, 1899Scud
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Gammarus acherondytes Hubricht & M..., 1940Illinois cave amphipod
Gammarus duebeni Liljeborg, 1852Bur mallow
Gammarus lacustris G.O. Sars, 1864An Amphipod
Gammarus limnaeus S.I. Smith, 1874Sabinal prairie-clover
Gammarus mucronatus Say, 1818
Gammarus oceanicus Segerstråle, 1947Oceanic Scud
Gammarus pseudolimnaeus Bousfield, 1958
Gammarus pulex Linnaeus, 1758Common freshwater amphipod
Gnathopleustes pugettensis Dana, 1853
Grandidierella bonnieroides Stephensen, 1947
Hyale imbricatus Bate, 1857
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Hyperia galba Montagu, 1813Big-eye Amphipod
Hyperoche medusarum Kroyer, 1838
Jassa slatteryi Conlan, 1990
Kroyera carinata Bate, 1857
Lepidactylus dytiscus Say, 1818
Leucothoe hyalella
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Melita plumulosa Zeidler, 1989
Microjassa barnardi Conlan, 1995
Monocorophium acherusicum Costa, 1853Gammarid
Monoporeia affinis Lindström, 1855
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Normania quadrimana Spence Bate ..., 1871
Oligochinus lighti J.L. Barnard, 1969
Othomaera othonis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Parajassa pelagica Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Parapleustes bicuspis Kroyer, 1838
Parapleustes monocuspis Sars, 1893
Parhyale hawaiensis Dana, 1853Beach hopper
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Pontocrates arcticus Sars, 1895
Protomedeia grandimana Brüggen, 1906
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Rostroculodes schneideri Sars G.O., 1895
Salentinella delamarei macrocheles Coineau, 1968
Scopelocheirus hopei Costa, 1851
Skaptopus brychius Thomas & Bar..., 1983
Socarnes erythrophthalmus Robertson, 1892Creeping clover
Stygobromus canadensis Holsinger, 1980Castleguard Cave amphipod
Stygobromus secundus Bousfield & ..., 1982Alberta spring amphipod
Themisto abyssorum Boeck, 1870
Themisto gaudichaudii Guérin, 1825
Thorlaksonius grandirostris Bousfield & ..., 1994Giant-Rostrum Amphipod
Thyropus sphaeroma Claus, 1879
Vibilia borealis Bate & Westwood, 1868
Westwoodilla caecula Bate, 1857

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Alberta
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
10
23
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
2
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
4
6
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
19
37
52
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Amphipoda at artfakta.se
Amphipoda at biodiversity.org.au
Amphipoda at dyntaxa.se
Amphipoda at gbif.org
Amphipoda at irmng.org
Amphipoda at itis.gov
Amphipoda at marinespecies.org