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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
301
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
117
301
529
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
33
71
110
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
13
19
18
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
13 Families width 18 Species
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 18790SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)2SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids1SpeciesTaxom
Ingolfiellidae Hansen, 19030SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
19 Genera with 18 Species
Africorchestia Lowry & Coleman, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Brachyscelus Bate, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Hyperia Desmarest, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Ingolfiella Hansen, 1903
0SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leptophoxoides Barnard, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Lestrigonus Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscopsis Chevreux, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Parhyale Stebbing, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pseudharpinia Schellenberg, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 19202SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
18 Species
Africorchestia tricornuta Shoemaker, 1920
Apohyale media Dana, 1853
Elasmopus barbatus Schellenberg, 1925
Gammaropsis angolensis Schellenberg, 1925
Hippomedon kergueleni Miers, 1875
Hyale macrodactyla Stebbing, 1899
Hyperia crassa Bowman, 1973
Lembos dentocarpus
Leptophoxoides molaris J.L. Barnard, 1962
Lestrigonus latissimus Bovallius, 1889Seashore springtail
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Pardaliscopsis tenuipalpa Chevreux, 1911
Parhyale fascigera Stebbing, 1897
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Pseudharpinia excavata Chevreux, 1887
Talorchestia landanae Schellenberg, 1925
Talorchestia tricornuta Shoemaker, 1920

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Congo
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
2
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
3
3
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIngolfiellidea
Hansen, 1903
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
6
10
11
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