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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Berkshire County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
69
96
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
69
96
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
42
53
50
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
19
24
23
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Berkshire County
19 Families width 23 Species
Phrosinidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Cheluridae Allman, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods4SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice1SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18990SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids3SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids1SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18910SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18520SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Berkshire County
24 Genera with 23 Species
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Anchylomera Milne-Edwards, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Anonyx Krøyer, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Chelura Philippi, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1939Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus3SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hyperia Desmarest, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Microdeutopus Costa, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Orchomene Boeck, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Phronima Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rhepoxynius J. L. Barnard, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stygobromus Cope, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Syrrhoites Sars, 1893
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Berkshire County
23 Species
Anchylomera blossevillei Milne Edwards, 1830
Anonyx sarsi Steele & Brunel, 1968
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Chelura terebrans Philippi, 1839Mountain misery
Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958Northern river crangonyctid
Crangonyx richmondensis Ellis, 1941Contorted sphagnum
Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870Whale-louse
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
Gammarus pseudolimnaeus Bousfield, 1958
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Hyperia galba Montagu, 1813Big-eye Amphipod
Lembos ovalipes Myers, 1979Kolea
Leucothoe hyalella
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Maera danae Stimpson, 1853
Orchestia grillus Bosc, 1802
Phronima sedentaria Forskal, 1775Parasitic Hyperiid Amphipod
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Stenothoe valida Dana, 1852Gammarid
Stygobromus borealis Holsinger, 1978New England cave amphipod
Stygobromus tenuis S.I. Smith, 1874Potomac groundwater amphipod

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Berkshire County
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
5
7
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
10
13
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
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