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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Connecticut (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
161
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
161
222
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
51
97
126
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
23
49
70
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Connecticut
23 Families width 70 Species
#HTOAUCPIDMLGS
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae (J. L. Barnard, 1965)4SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18146SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18530SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps4SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods6SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids8SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids2SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18710SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Connecticut
49 Genera with 70 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMOPRSUW
Acanthohaustorius Bousfield, 19801SpeciesTaxom
Americorchestia Bousfield, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Ameroculodes Bousfield an..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Anonyx Krøyer, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Apocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19432SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Bathyporeia Lindström, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Calliopius Lilljeborg, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 19034SpeciesTaxom
Cerapus Say, 18171SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 19414SpeciesTaxom
Crassicorophium Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1939Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus8SpeciesTaxom
Haustorius Müller, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hyperia Desmarest, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrocerus Krøyer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lepidactylus Say, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheirus Zaddach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Lysianopsis Holmes, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Microdeutopus Costa, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Monocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19343SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 18022SpeciesTaxom
Orchomenella Sars, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Parhyale Stebbing, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Ptilohyale Bousfield & ..., 18571SpeciesTaxom
Rhepoxynius J. L. Barnard, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Siphonoecetes Krøyer, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Stygobromus Cope, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Uhlorchestia Bousfield, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Unciola Say, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Wecomedon Jarrett and ..., 18531SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Connecticut
70 Species
Acanthohaustorius bousfieldi Frame, 1980
Americorchestia longicornis Say, 1818Common Atlantic sandhopper
Americorchestia megalophthalma Bate, 1862Northern big-eyed sandhopper
Ameroculodes edwardsi Holmes, 1905
Ampelisca macrocephala Liljeborg, 1852
Ampelisca vadorum Mills, 1963Brewer's jewelflower
Ampelisca verrilli Mills, 1967Southern jewelflower
Ampithoe longimana Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Ampithoe rubricata Montagu, 1818
Ampithoe valida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Anonyx nugax Phipps, 1774
Apocorophium acutum Chevreux, 1908
Apocorophium simile Shoemaker, 1943
Apohyale prevostii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Byblis gaimardii Kröyer, 1846
Calliopius laeviusculus Kroyer, 1838Planktonic Amphipod
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella unica Mayer, 1903
Cerapus tubularis Say, 1817Kudzu
Crangonyx aberrans S.I. Smith, 1983Aberrant crangonyctid
Crangonyx gracilis S.I. Smith, 1871Northern lake crangonyctid
Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958Northern river crangonyctid
Crangonyx richmondensis Ellis, 1941Contorted sphagnum
Crassicorophium bonellii Milne Edwards, 1830
Cymadusa compta (Smith, 1873)⇒ Cymadusa setosa Haswell, 1879
Dexamine thea Boeck, 1861
Elasmopus levis (S. I. Smith, 1873)⇒ Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Gammarus annulatus Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
Gammarus lawrencianus Bousfield, 1956
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus mucronatus Say, 1818
Gammarus oceanicus Segerstråle, 1947Oceanic Scud
Gammarus palustris Bousfield, 1969
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Haustorius canadensis Bousfield, 1962
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Hyperia galba Montagu, 1813Big-eye Amphipod
Hyperia medusarum Muller, 1776
Ischyrocerus anguipes (Krøyer, 1838)⇒ Ischyrocerus longimanus Haswell, 1879
Jassa falcata (Montagu, 1808)⇒ Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905
Lembos websteri Bate, 1857
Lepidactylus dytiscus Say, 1818
Leptocheirus pinguis Stimpson, 1853
Leucothoe hyalella
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Lysianopsis alba Holmes, 1905
Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Microdeutopus gryllotalpa Costa, 1853Gammarid amphipod
Monocorophium acherusicum Costa, 1853Gammarid
Monocorophium insidiosum Crawford, 1937
Monocorophium tuberculatum Shoemaker, 1934
Orchestia gammarellus Pallas, 1766Beach-flea
Orchestia grillus Bosc, 1802
Orchomenella minuta Kroyer, 1846
Parhyale explorator Arresti, 1989
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Ptilohyale plumulosus Stimpson, 1857
Rhepoxynius epistomus Shoemaker, 1938
Stygobromus chamberlaini Ellis, 1941
Stygobromus tenuis S.I. Smith, 1874Potomac groundwater amphipod
Uhlorchestia uhleri Shoemaker, 1930
Unciola dissimilis Shoemaker, 1945Mosquin's clarkia
Unciola irrorata Say, 1818
Wecomedon nobilis Stimpson, 1853

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Connecticut
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
7
13
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
12
31
51
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Amphipoda at biodiversity.org.au
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Amphipoda at irmng.org
Amphipoda at itis.gov
Amphipoda at marinespecies.org