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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
142
286
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
142
286
515
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
71
130
243
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
32
62
128
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Azores
32 Families width 128 Species
#MACHTDGIEBPLOSV
Melitidae Bousfield, 197314SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 196510SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 194511SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18952SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18145SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 195712SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Cheluridae Allman, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers13SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice5SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids8SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18999SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Brachyscelidae (Stephensen, 1923)0SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids1SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Micruropodidae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae (Lilljeborg, 1865)2SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Sebidae Walker, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae (Claus, 1879)0SpeciesTaxom
Vibiliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Azores
62 Genera with 128 Species
#ACDEGHIJLMNOPQSTV
Abludomelita Karaman, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18642SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochus Bate, 18932SpeciesTaxom
Amphitoe Dana, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18186SpeciesTaxom
Aora Krøyer, 18454SpeciesTaxom
Apherusa Walker, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Apocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18491SpeciesTaxom
Apolochus P. M. Hoover..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Atylus Leach, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Calliopius Lilljeborg, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 19986SpeciesTaxom
Chelura Philippi, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 19543SpeciesTaxom
Cryptorchestia Lowry & Fanini, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 18343SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 19665SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Eusiroides Stebbing, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Euthamneus Bovallius, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1966Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus4SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 188810SpeciesTaxom
Hyperia Desmarest, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrocerus Krøyer, 19592SpeciesTaxom
Isocyamus Gervais and ..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgia Bate, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Macarorchestia Stock, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Microdeutopus Costa, 18565SpeciesTaxom
Microprotopus Norman, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Micruropus Stebbing, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Monocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19371SpeciesTaxom
Neocyamus Margolis, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 18456SpeciesTaxom
Perioculodes Sars, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Phronima Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19802SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Sarothrogammarus Martynov, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Seba Bate, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Serejohyale Bousfield & ..., 19261SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 18815SpeciesTaxom
Sunamphitoe Bate, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Talitroides Bonnier, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Talitrus Latreille & ..., 18081SpeciesTaxom
Thamneus Bovallius, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Tritaeta Boeck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Vibilia Milne-Edwards, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
128 Species
Abludomelita gladiosa Bate, 1862
Abludomelita obtusata Montagu, 1813
Ampelisca aequicornis Bruzelius, 1859
Ampelisca rubella A. Costa, 1864
Amphilochus manudens Bate, 1862
Amphilochus neapolitanus Della Valle, 1893
Amphitoe ramondi (Adouin, 1826)⇒ Ampithoe ramondi Audouin, 1826
Ampithoe fastidiosa Mateus & Mateus, 1991
Ampithoe ferox Chevreux, 1901
Ampithoe gammaroides (Bate, 1856)⇒ Ampithoe helleri Karaman, 1975
Ampithoe pomboi Mateus & Alf..., 1974
Ampithoe ramondi Audouin, 1826
Ampithoe rubricata Montagu, 1818
Aora atlantidea Reid, 1951
Aora gracilis Bate, 1857
Aora spinicornis Afonso, 1976
Aora typica (Krøyer, 1845)⇒ Aora maculata Thomson, 1879
Apherusa jurinei Milne-Edwards, 1830
Apocorophium acutum Chevreux, 1908
Apohyale perieri Lucas, 1849
Apolochus neapolitanus Della Valle, 1893
Atylus swammerdamei Milne-Edwards, 1830
Calliopius laeviusculus Kroyer, 1838Planktonic Amphipod
Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella stella Krapp-Schick..., 1998Skeleton Shrimp
Chelura terebrans Philippi, 1839Mountain misery
Corophium acherusicum (Costa, 1857)⇒ Monocorophium acherusicum Costa, 1853
Corophium acutum (Chevreux, 1908)⇒ Apocorophium acutum Chevreux, 1908
Corophium sextonae (Hurley, 1954)⇒ Monocorophium sextonae Crawford, 1937
Cryptorchestia chevreuxi de Guerne, 1887
Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870Whale-louse
Cyamus erraticus Roussel de V..., 1834
Cyamus ovalis Roussel de V..., 1834
Cymadusa filosa (Savigny, 1816)⇒ Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Dexamine spiniventris Costa, 1853
Dexamine spinosa Montagu, 1813
Echinogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Echinogammarus olivii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Elasmopus brasiliensis Dana, 1855
Elasmopus perditus Reid, 1951
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus vachoni Mateus & Mateus, 1966
Ericthonius difformis Milne-Edwards, 1830Tube-dwelling Amphipod
Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Eusiroides sarsi Chevreux, 1900
Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Gammaropsis maculata Johnston, 1828Red Mountain catchfly
Gammaropsis palmata Stebbing & R..., 1891
Gammarus crinicornis Stock, 1966Oahu chewstick
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus marinus (Leach, 1815)⇒ Echinogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Gammarus subtypicus Stock, 1966
Harpinia laevis Sars, 1891
Hyale camptonyx Heller, 1866
Hyale crassipes Heller, 1866
Hyale grimaldii Chevreux, 1891
Hyale perieri Lucas, 1849
Hyale pontica (Rathke, 1847)⇒ Apohyale perieri Lucas, 1849
Hyale prevosti (Milne-Edwards, 1830)⇒ Apohyale prevostii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyale schmidti Heller, 1866
Hyale schmidtii Heller, 1866
Hyale spinidactyla Chevreux, 1926
Hyale stebbingi Chevreux, 1888
Hyperia galba Montagu, 1813Big-eye Amphipod
Ischyrocerus anguipes (Krøyer, 1838)⇒ Ischyrocerus longimanus Haswell, 1879
Ischyrocerus inexpectatus Ruffo, 1959
Isocyamus delphinii Guérin Ménev..., 1836
Jassa falcata (Montagu, 1808)⇒ Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905
Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905Tube dwelling amphipod
Jassa ocia Bate, 1862
Jassa pusilla Sars, 1894
Jassa slatteryi Conlan, 1990
Lembos hirsutipes Stebbing, 1895
Lembos websteri Bate, 1857
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Liljeborgia pallida Bate, 1857
Macarorchestia martini Stock, 1989
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
Maera inaequipes Costa, 1857
Melita hergensis Reid, 1939
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Microdeutopus algicola Della Valle, 1893
Microdeutopus anomalus Rathke, 1843
Microdeutopus damnoniensis Bate, 1856
Microdeutopus obtusatus Myers, 1973
Microdeutopus versiculatus Bate, 1856
Microprotopus maculatus Norman, 1867Wedgeleaf saxifrage
Micruropus talitroides Dybowsky, 1874
Monocorophium sextonae Crawford, 1937
Neocyamus physeteris Pouchet, 1888
Orchestia chevreuxi De Guerne, 1887
Orchestia gammarellus Pallas, 1766Beach-flea
Orchestia guernei Chevreux, 1889
Orchestia mateusi Afonso, 1977
Orchestia mediterranea Pallas, 1766
Orchestia platensis (Krøyer, 1845)⇒ Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845
Perioculodes longimanus Bate & Westwood, 1868
Phronima sedentaria Forskal, 1775Parasitic Hyperiid Amphipod
Platorchestia monodi Stock, 1996
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Podocerus chelonophilus Chevreux & G..., 1888
Podocerus variegatus Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Pseudoniphargus africanus Chevreux, 1901
Pseudoniphargus brevipedunculatus Stock, 1980
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Sarothrogammarus guernei Chevreux, 1889
Sarothrogammarus madeirensis Dahl, 1958
Seba saundersii Stebbing, 1875
Serejohyale spinidactylus Chevreux, 1926
Stenothoe dollfusi Chevreux, 1887
Stenothoe georgiana Bynum & Fox, 1977
Stenothoe marina Bate, 1857
Stenothoe monoculoides Montagu, 1815
Stenothoe tergestina Nebeski, 1881Large yellow loosestrife
Sunamphitoe pelagica Milne-Edwards, 1830
Synchelidium haplocheles (Grube, 1864)⇒ Synchelidium intermedium Sars, 1892
Talitroides alluaudi Chevreux, 1896Gammarid amphipod
Talitroides topitotum Burt, 1934Gammarid
Talitrus saltator Montagu, 1808Pinkbract manzanita
Tritaeta gibbosa Bate, 1862
Vibilia viatrix Bovallius, 1887

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Azores
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
8
10
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
3
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
5
5
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
16
43
104
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