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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region British Isles (North Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
360
1365
3514
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
353
1349
3488
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
195
801
2140
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
93
342
964
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for British Isles
93 Families width 964 Species and 12 Subspecies
#ABCDEGHILMNOPSTUV
Acanthogammaridae Garjajeff, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19892SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20022SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 185735SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 187119SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 196520SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 194534SpeciesTaxom
Arcitalitridae Myers & Lowry, 20204SpeciesTaxom
Argissidae Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Aristiidae Lowry & Stod..., 19972SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 186516SpeciesTaxom
Biancolinidae Barnard, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 189517SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps32SpeciesTaxom
Ceinidae J. L. Barnard, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Cheluridae Allman, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Colomastigidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 181437SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods18SpeciesTaxom
Cressidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice11SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarididae Lowry & Stod..., 19973SpeciesTaxom
Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Cystisomatidae Willemöes-Suhm, 18756SpeciesTaxom
Dairellidae Bovallius, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18149SpeciesTaxom
Dogielinotidae Gurjanova, 19530SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18719SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18888SpeciesTaxom
Exoedicerotidae Barnard & Dr..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19775SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids64SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19064SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 195714SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids17SpeciesTaxom
Ingolfiellidae Hansen, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 187113SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 185332SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 189940SpeciesTaxom
Lafystiidae Krøyer, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Lanceolidae Bovallius, 18877SpeciesTaxom
Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 20042SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18999SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeopsidae Chevreux, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 184973SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20084SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 197334SpeciesTaxom
Melphidippidae Stebbing, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Micruropodidae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Mimonectidae Bovallius, 18852SpeciesTaxom
Najnidae Barnard, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Neoniphargidae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Niphargidae Bousfield, 19779SpeciesTaxom
Odiidae Coleman & Ba..., 19911SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 186537SpeciesTaxom
Opisidae Lowry & Stod..., 19956SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Paracalliopiidae Barnard & Ka..., 19824SpeciesTaxom
Paracrangonyctidae Bousfield, 19832SpeciesTaxom
Paramelitidae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Paraphronimidae Bovallius, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18873SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Perthiidae Williams & J..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Phliantidae Stebbing, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 189123SpeciesTaxom
Phreatogammaridae Bousfield, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18156SpeciesTaxom
Phrosinidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Platyischnopidae Barnard & Dr..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 187414SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 181419SpeciesTaxom
Pontogeneiidae Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 185312SpeciesTaxom
Pronoidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Scinidae Stebbing, 188813SpeciesTaxom
Scopelocheiridae Lowry & Stod..., 19972SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 187141SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18528SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers43SpeciesTaxom
Thoriellidae Lowry & Stod..., 20111SpeciesTaxom
Unciolidae Myers & Lowry, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 196325SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19788SpeciesTaxom
Vibiliidae Dana, 18529SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in British Isles
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
25
118
312
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderColomastigidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
11
28
103
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
17
30
83
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIngolfiellidea
Hansen, 1903
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
38
164
464
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