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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Egypt (Near East)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
401
754
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
400
753
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
72
153
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
32
70
113
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Egypt
32 Families width 113 Species
#ACHPLMIDGTOS
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18575SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae (J. L. Barnard, 1965)6SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 181412SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19578SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae (Lilljeborg, 1865)2SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19457SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 18790SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 197314SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18995SpeciesTaxom
Cheluridae Allman, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Colomastigidae Stebbing, 18990SpeciesTaxom
Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids6SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Iulopididae Zeidler, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Photidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae (Dana, 1852)7SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Micruropodidae Kamaltynov, 19992SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18713SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Egypt
70 Genera with 113 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNOPQRSTU
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19365SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Apherusa Walker, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Apocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Atylus Leach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Bathyporeia Lindström, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Bemlos Shoemaker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Brachyscelus Bate, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Cerapus Say, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Cheiriphotis Walker, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Chelura Philippi, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Colomastix Grube, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 17665SpeciesTaxom
Crassicorophium Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Cyproidea Haswell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminella Schellenberg, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Erichthonius H. Milne Edw..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Eurystheus Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1895Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus5SpeciesTaxom
Grubia Czerniavsky, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Hemityphis Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 18665SpeciesTaxom
Iphimedia Rathke, 19101SpeciesTaxom
Iulopis Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Latigammaropsis Myers, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheirus Zaddach, 18693SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17896SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoella Schellenberg, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassina A. Costa, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropus Hock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Microdeutopus Costa, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Micruropus Stebbing, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Monocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19372SpeciesTaxom
Nototropis Jordan, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 19284SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Paradeutella Mayer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Paradexamine Stebbing, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Parhyale Stebbing, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Perioculodes Sars, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Photis Krøyer, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelus Bate, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Protohyale Bousfield & ..., 18791SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdosoma White, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Siphonoecetes Krøyer, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Tritaeta Boeck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Unciolella Chevreux, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Egypt
113 Species
Ampelisca brevicornis Costa, 1853
Ampelisca diadema Costa, 1853
Ampelisca tenuicornis Liljeborg, 1855Smooth fanpetals
Ampelisca typica Bate, 1856
Ampelisca unidentata Schellenberg, 1936
Ampithoe gammaroides (Bate, 1856)⇒ Ampithoe helleri Karaman, 1975
Ampithoe ramondi Audouin, 1826
Apherusa bispinosa Bate, 1857
Apocorophium acutum Chevreux, 1908
Apohyale prevostii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Atylus guttatus Costa, 1853
Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana Bate, 1856
Bemlos leptocheirus Walker, 1909
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella liparotensis Haller, 1879
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) rubromaculatus Stimpson, 1856
Cerapus calamicola Giles, 1885
Cheiriphotis mediterranea Myers, 1983
Chelura terebrans Philippi, 1839Mountain misery
Corophium acherusicum (Costa, 1857)⇒ Monocorophium acherusicum Costa, 1853
Corophium acutum (Chevreux, 1908)⇒ Apocorophium acutum Chevreux, 1908
Corophium insidiosum (Crawford, 1937)⇒ Monocorophium insidiosum Crawford, 1937
Corophium orientale Schellenberg, 1928
Corophium volutator Pallas, 1766European mud scud
Crassicorophium bonellii Milne Edwards, 1830
Cymadusa filosa (Savigny, 1816)⇒ Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymadusa setosa Haswell, 1879
Cyproidea ornata Haswell, 1879Ladybug Amphipod
Dexamine spinosa Montagu, 1813
Dexaminella aegyptiaca Schellenberg, 1928
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Dulichiella fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Echinogammarus foxi Schellenberg, 1928
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pocillimanus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus pseudaffinis Schellenberg, 1938
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus spinimanus Walker, 1904
Erichthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Eriopisa elongata Bruzelius, 1859
Eurystheus afra (Stebbing, 1888)⇒ Latigammaropsis afra Stebbing, 1888
Gammarus aequicauda Martynov, 1931
Gammarus foxi Schellenberg, 1928
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus subtypicus Stock, 1966
Gammarus syriacus Chevreux, 1895
Grubia filosa (Savigny, 1816)⇒ Cymadusa setosa Haswell, 1879
Harpinia pectinata Sars, 1891
Hemityphis tenuimanus Claus, 1879
Hyale brevipes (Chevreux, 1901)⇒ Parhyale hawaiensis Dana, 1853
Hyale dollfusi Chevreux, 1911
Hyale hawaiensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Parhyale hawaiensis Dana, 1853
Hyale nigra (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Protohyale niger Haswell, 1879
Hyale schmidti Heller, 1866
Iphimedia discreta Stebbing, 1910
Iulopis loveni Bovallius, 1887
Jassa falcata (Montagu, 1808)⇒ Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905
Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905Tube dwelling amphipod
Latigammaropsis afra Stebbing, 1888
Lembos leptocheirus Walker, 1909
Leptocheirus bispinosus Norman, 1908Redfuzz saxifrage
Leptocheirus guttatus Grube, 1864
Leptocheirus pectinatus Norman, 1869
Leucothoe acanthopus Schellenberg, 1928
Leucothoe bannwarthi Schellenberg, 1928
Leucothoe banwarthii Schellenberg, 1928
Leucothoe furina Savigny, 1816
Leucothoe lilljeborgi Boeck, 1861
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Leucothoella bannwarthi (Schellenberg, 1928)⇒ Leucothoe banwarthii Schellenberg, 1928
Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Lysianassina longicornis Lucas, 1846
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera inaequipes Costa, 1857
Megaluropus agilis Hoeck, 1889Hackberry
Melita appendiculata Say, 1818
Melita fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Microdeutopus damnoniensis Bate, 1856
Microdeutopus gryllotalpa Costa, 1853Gammarid amphipod
Micruropus dubius Bazikalova, 1962
Micruropus talitroides Dybowsky, 1874
Monocorophium acherusicum Costa, 1853Gammarid
Monocorophium insidiosum Crawford, 1937
Nototropis guttatus (Costa, 1853)⇒ Atylus guttatus Costa, 1853
Orchestia mediterranea Pallas, 1766
Orchestia montagui Audouin, 1826
Orchestia platensis (Krøyer, 1845)⇒ Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845
Orchestia stephenseni Cecchini, 1928
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Paradeutella multispinosa Schellenberg, 1928
Parhyale hawaiensis Dana, 1853Beach hopper
Perioculodes aequimanus Korssman, 1880
Photis lamellifera Schellenberg, 1928
Photis longicaudata Bate & Westwood, 1862
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Platyscelus ovoides Risso, 1816
Podocerus brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Podocerus variegatus Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Protohyale niger Haswell, 1879
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Rhabdosoma whitei Bate, 1862
Stenothoe eduardi Krapp Schickel, 1975
Stenothoe gallensis (Walker, 1904)⇒ Stenothoe eduardi Krapp Schickel, 1975
Stenothoe valida Dana, 1852Gammarid
Talorchestia affinis Maccagno, 1936
Tritaeta gibbosa Bate, 1862
Unciolella lunata Chevreux, 1911

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Egypt
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
6
8
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderColomastigidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
6
10
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
4
5
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
15
46
80
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