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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
87
185
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
87
185
301
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
21
36
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
8
10
10
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ghana
8 Families width 10 Species and 2 Subspecies
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)2SpeciesTaxom
Iulopididae Zeidler, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ghana
10 Genera with 10 Species
Africorchestia Lowry & Coleman, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Iulopis Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Leptostenus Bazikalova, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Podoceropsis Boeck, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 19201SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 19251SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ghana
10 Species and 2 Subspecies
Africorchestia tricornuta Shoemaker, 1920
Ampelisca spinimana Chevreux, 1900
Hippomedon multidentatus Schellenberg, 1925
Iulopis loveni Bovallius, 1887
Leptostenus leptocerus leptocerus Dybowsky, 1874
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Podoceropsis similis Schellenberg, 1925
Talorchestia tricornuta Shoemaker, 1920
Urothoe dentata Schellenberg, 1925Fenugreek

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Ghana
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
3
4
4
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