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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Halifax Harbour (Halifax, Halifax County, Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
16
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
16
21
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
13
17
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
7
9
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Halifax Harbour
7 Families width 11 Species
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae (Stebbing, 1899)1SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids3SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Halifax Harbour
9 Genera with 11 Species
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1947Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus3SpeciesTaxom
Halirages Boeck, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Paroediceros G. O. Sars, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Rostroculodes Bousfield an..., 18711SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Halifax Harbour
11 Species
Ampelisca macrocephala Liljeborg, 1852
Dexamine thea Boeck, 1861
Ericthonius rubricornis (Stimpson, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius fasciatus Stimpson, 1853
Gammarus lawrencianus Bousfield, 1956
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus oceanicus Segerstråle, 1947Oceanic Scud
Halirages fulvocinctus M. Sars, 1858
Haploops setosa Boeck, 1871
Paroediceros lynceus Sars, 1858
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Rostroculodes borealis Boeck, 1871

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

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
2
3
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
4
4
6
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