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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Block Island (Washington County, Rhode Island, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
27
31
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
27
31
43
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
18
22
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
11
13
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Block Island
11 Families width 16 Species
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods2SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Block Island
13 Genera with 16 Species
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Bemlos Shoemaker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Eobrolgus J. L. Barnard, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1818Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Metopa Boeck, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Parahaustorius Bousfield, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Rhepoxynius J. L. Barnard, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalus Krøyer, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Themisto Guérin-Ménev..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Unciola Say, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Block Island
16 Species
Ampelisca agassizi Judd, 1896
Ampelisca spinipes Boeck, 1861
Bemlos leptocheirus Walker, 1909
Crangonyx aberrans S.I. Smith, 1983Aberrant crangonyctid
Crangonyx richmondensis Ellis, 1941Contorted sphagnum
Eobrolgus spinosus Holmes, 1905
Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Metopa cistella J.L. Barnard, 1969
Metopa latimana Hansen, 1888
Parahaustorius attenuatus Bousfield, 1965
Rhepoxynius epistomus Shoemaker, 1938
Stegocephalus inflatus Krøyer, 1842
Themisto gaudichaudii Guérin, 1825
Unciola irrorata Say, 1818

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Block Island
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
5
6
7
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