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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Central Ontario (Southern Ontario, Ontario, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
80
118
147
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
78
116
144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
51
74
86
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
30
40
48
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Central Ontario
30 Families width 48 Species and 2 Subspecies
#OACHMILGPEDSTU
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods2SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae (Stebbing, 1899)1SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids9SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Melphidippidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Pakynidae Lowry & Myers, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18740SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Central Ontario
40 Genera with 48 Species
#ABCDEGHILMOPRST
Americhelidium Bousfield an..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Aoroides Walker, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Apocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1758Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus9SpeciesTaxom
Grandifoxus J. L. Barnard, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Heterophoxus Shoemaker, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Iphimedia Rathke, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Laticorophium Bousfield & ..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Lepidactylus Say, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Leptostenus Bazikalova, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Melphisana J. L. Barnard, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Orchomenella Sars, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Pakynus Lowry & Myers, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Photis Krøyer, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Phronima Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Polycheria Haswell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Rhachotropis S. I. Smith, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Salentinella Ruffo, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Thorlaksonius Bousfield an..., 1994
0SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonyx Stebbing, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Trachypleustes Bousfield an..., 1995
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Central Ontario
48 Species and 2 Subspecies
Americhelidium shoemakeri Mills, 1962
Ampelisca lobata Holmes, 1908Nettles
Ampithoe rubricata Montagu, 1818
Aoroides inermis Conlan & Bou..., 1982
Apocorophium lacustre Vanhöffen, 1911
Apohyale prevostii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Byblis mulleni Dickinson, 1983
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Corophium volutator Pallas, 1766European mud scud
Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958Northern river crangonyctid
Crangonyx rivularis Bousfield, 1958Ontario stream crangonyctid
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Ericthonius rubricornis (Stimpson, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius fasciatus Stimpson, 1853
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Gammaropsis ellisi Conlan, 1983
Gammaropsis thompsoni Walker, 1898
Gammarus duebeni Liljeborg, 1852Bur mallow
Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
Gammarus lacustris G.O. Sars, 1864An Amphipod
Gammarus lawrencianus Bousfield, 1956
Gammarus limnaeus S.I. Smith, 1874Sabinal prairie-clover
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus oceanicus Segerstråle, 1947Oceanic Scud
Gammarus pseudolimnaeus Bousfield, 1958
Gammarus pulex Linnaeus, 1758Common freshwater amphipod
Grandifoxus dixonensis Jarrett & Bo..., 1994
Heterophoxus conlanae Jarrett & Bo..., 1994
Heterophoxus ellisi Jarrett & Bo..., 1994
Hippomedon granulosus Bulycheva, 1955
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Iphimedia rickettsi Shoemaker, 1931
Laticorophium baconi Shoemaker, 1934
Lepidactylus dytiscus Say, 1818
Leptostenus leptocerus leptocerus Dybowsky, 1874
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Melita plumulosa Zeidler, 1989
Melphisana bola J.L. Barnard, 1962
Orchomenella minuta Kroyer, 1846
Pakynus barnardi Hurley, 1963
Photis brevipes Shoemaker, 1942Waltham Creek clarkia
Phronima sedentaria Forskal, 1775Parasitic Hyperiid Amphipod
Podocerus cristatus Thomson, 1879Nudibranch-mimicking Amphipod
Polycheria osborni Calman, 1898
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Rhachotropis oculata Hansen, 1888
Salentinella delamarei macrocheles Coineau, 1968
Tmetonyx cicada Fabricius, 1780

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Central Ontario
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
10
15
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
16
20
29
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