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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Buenos Aires (Northeast Argentina, Argentina)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
104
182
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
104
182
220
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
58
101
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
23
30
37
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Buenos Aires
23 Families width 37 Species
#SCAHGMPILTE
Stilipididae Holmes, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps3SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Colomastigidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalopsidae Barnard & Dr..., 19822SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20020SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19535SpeciesTaxom
Ipanemidae Barnard & Th..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)1SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Amathillopsidae Pirlot, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Platyischnopidae Barnard & Dr..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18880SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Buenos Aires
30 Genera with 37 Species
#ABCEHIJLMPT
Alexandrella Chevreux, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Americorophium Bousfield an..., 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Astyra Boeck, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Bathyporeiapus Schellenberg, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Chosroes Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Colomastix Grube, 19931SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Eophoxocephalopsis Thurston, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Erikus Lowry & Stod..., 1987
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Ipanema Barnard & Th..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Metatiron Rabindranath, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Metharpinia Schellenberg, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Microphoxus J. L. Barnard, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Monocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19372SpeciesTaxom
Parepimeria Chevreux, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalopsis Schellenberg, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 1982
0SpeciesTaxom
Platyisao Chiesa & Alonso, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Pontogeneia Boeck, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Ptilohyale Bousfield & ..., 2002
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Buenos Aires
37 Species
Alexandrella polarsterni Berge & Vader, 2005
Americorophium rioplatense Giambiagi, 1929
Ampithoe valida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Apohyale grandicornis Kroyer, 1845
Astyra antarctica Andres, 1997
Bathyporeiapus bisetosus Escofet, 1970
Bathyporeiapus ruffoi Escofet, 1971
Caprella dilatata Krøyer, 1843
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Chosroes incisus Stebbing, 1888
Colomastix bastidai Alonso de Pina, 1993
Elasmopus marplatensis Alonso de Pina, 1997
Eophoxocephalopsis colombus Alonso d Pina, 2000
Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Hyalella bonariensis Bond-Buckup,..., 2008
Hyalella curvispina Shoemaker, 1942
Hyalella pamqeana Cavalieri, 1968
Hyalella patagonica Cunningham, 1871
Ipanema talpa Barnard & Th..., 1988
Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905Tube dwelling amphipod
Jassa slatteryi Conlan, 1990
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Metatiron bonaerensis Alonso de Pina, 1998
Metharpinia dentiurosoma Alonso de Pina, 2003
Metharpinia grandirama Alonso de Pina, 2003
Metharpinia iado Alonso de Pina, 2003
Microphoxus cornutus Schellenberg, 1931
Monocorophium acherusicum Costa, 1853Gammarid
Monocorophium insidiosum Crawford, 1937
Parepimeria irregularis Schellenberg, 1931
Phoxocephalopsis zimmeri Schellenberg, 1931
Platyisao holodividum Chiesa & Alonso, 2014
Thyropus sphaeroma Claus, 1879

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Buenos Aires
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
8
9
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderColomastigidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
9
13
19
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