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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Gambia (West Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
45
70
96
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
44
69
95
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
12
15
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
7
8
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Gambia
7 Families width 11 Species
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Cystisomatidae Willemöes-Suhm, 18753SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)2SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 18790SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Scinidae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Gambia
8 Genera with 11 Species
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19513SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Cystisoma Guérin-Ménev..., 18743SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 19511SpeciesTaxom
Lycaea Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Phronima Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Scina Prestandrea, 19141SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Gambia
11 Species
Ampelisca aequicornis Bruzelius, 1859
Ampelisca cavicoxa (Reid, 1951)⇒ Ampelisca brevicornis Costa, 1853
Ampelisca jarli Reid, 1951
Caprella nigra Reid, 1951
Cystisoma fabricii Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Cystisoma magna Woltereck, 1903
Cystisoma pellucida Willemoes-Suhm, 1874
Hippomedon bruuni Reid, 1951
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Phronima sedentaria Forskal, 1775Parasitic Hyperiid Amphipod
Scina curvidactyla Chevreux, 1914

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Gambia
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
1
1
1
Family
Genus
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