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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region India (South Asia)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
245
998
2525
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
244
997
2524
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
109
327
621
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
51
111
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for India
51 Families width 170 Species and 1 Subspecies
#EAPLUCHIBMGDTOS
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19656SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18526SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18144SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19579SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 185310SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods1SpeciesTaxom
Bogidiellidae Hertzog, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20085SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarididae Lowry & Stod..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Cystisomatidae Willemöes-Suhm, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Photidae Boeck, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Unciolidae Myers & Lowry, 20030SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 197322SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids5SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)12SpeciesTaxom
Dogielinotidae Gurjanova, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Gammaracanthidae Bousfield, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19457SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ingolfiellidae Hansen, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Lanceolidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Austroniphargidae Iannilli, Kr..., 20112SpeciesTaxom
Pallaseidae Tachteew, 20001SpeciesTaxom
Paracalliopiidae Barnard & Ka..., 19823SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Urohaustoriidae Barnard & Dr..., 19820SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19783SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisidae Lowry & Myers, 20132SpeciesTaxom


Genera for India
111 Genera with 170 Species
#ABCDEFGHIJKLMNOPQRSTUVY
Abdia Barnard & Ka..., 19031SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochus Bate, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Amphithyrus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Anamixis Stebbing, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Anonyx Krøyer, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Apocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Apolochus P. M. Hoover..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Audulla Chevreux, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Bactrurus Hay, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Bogidiella Hertzog, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Brachyscelus Bate, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocoides Nicholls, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Ceradomaera Ledoyer, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Cerapus Say, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Cheiriphotis Walker, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Concholestes Giles, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocaris Boeck, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Cyproidea Haswell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Cyrtophium Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Cystisoma Guérin-Ménev..., 20031SpeciesTaxom
Dodophotis G. Karaman, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Dryopoides Stebbing, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 19075SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisa Stebbing, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisella Chevreux, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eusiroides Stebbing, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Exhyalella Stebbing, 19172SpeciesTaxom
Floresorchestia Bousfield, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Gammaracanthus Bate, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1977Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus2SpeciesTaxom
Gitanopsis Sars, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Glossocephalus Bovallius, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Glossomaera Krapp-Schickel, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Grandidierella Coutière, 19905SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Ichnopus Costa, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Idunella Sars, 19211SpeciesTaxom
Ingolfiella Hansen, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Iphimedia Rathke, 19911SpeciesTaxom
Josephosella Ruffo, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Kapalana Berents & Lowry, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lanceola F. Hindák, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Latigammaropsis Myers, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Lepidactylus Say, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Lepidepecreum Bate and Wes..., 18682SpeciesTaxom
Lestrigonus Milne-Edwards, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Limnoporeia Fearn-Wannan, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Linguimaera Pirlot, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Lycaea Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Lysianopsis Holmes, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19045SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropus Hock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19044SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 18903SpeciesTaxom
Microprotopus Norman, 18672SpeciesTaxom
Monocorophium Bousfield & ..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Orchomene Boeck, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Orientogidiella2SpeciesTaxom
Pallaseopsis Kamaltynov &..., 18671SpeciesTaxom
Paracalliope Stebbing, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Paracorophium Stebbing, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Paradeutella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Paranamixis Schellenberg, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Paraphoxus Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Parelasmopus Stebbing, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Parhyale Stebbing, 20172SpeciesTaxom
Perioculodes Sars, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Photis Krøyer, 19043SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelus Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pleonexes Bate, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Protohyale Bousfield & ..., 19383SpeciesTaxom
Pseudocaprellina Sundara Raj, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19381SpeciesTaxom
Quadrivisio Stebbing, 19071SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdosoma White, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Shoemakerella Pirlot, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonyx Stebbing, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Tritaeta Boeck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Tullbergella Bovallius, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Urohaustorius Sheard, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 19553SpeciesTaxom
Victoriopisa Karaman & Ba..., 20182SpeciesTaxom
Yacana1SpeciesTaxom


Species list for India
170 Species and 1 Subspecies
Abdia latipalpus Walker & Scott, 1903
Ampelisca chevreuxi (Walker, 1904)⇒ Ampelisca zamboangae Stebbing, 1888
Ampelisca cyclops Walker, 1904
Ampelisca scabripes Walker, 1904
Ampelisca tridens Walker, 1904
Ampelisca zamboangae Stebbing, 1888
Amphilochus schubarti Schellenberg, 1938
Amphithyrus bispinosus Claus, 1879
Ampithoe platycera Sivaprakasam, 1970
Anamixis cavatura Thomas, 1997
Anamixis hanseni Stebbing, 1897
Anonyx amaurus Giles, 1888
Anonyx indicus Giles, 1890
Anonyx longicornis (Bate & Westwood, 1861)⇒ Lepidepecreum longicornis Bate & Westwood, 1868
Apocorophium lacustre Vanhöffen, 1911
Apohyale ayeli J.L. Barnard, 1955
Apolochus brunneus Della Valle, 1893
Audulla chelifera Chevreux, 1901
Bactrurus brachycaudus Hubricht & M..., 1940Short-tail bactrurid
Bogidiella indica Holsinger, R..., 2006
Brachyscelus rapax Claus, 1879
Byblis lepta Giles, 1888
Ceradocoides chiltoni (Nicholls, 1938)⇒ Linguimaera mannarensis Sivaprakasam, 1968
Ceradomaera plumosa Ledoyer, 1973
Cerapus calamicola Giles, 1885
Cerapus flindersi Stebbing, 1888
Cheiriphotis megacheles Giles, 1885
Concholestes dentalii Giles, 1888Deflexed spikemoss
Corophium acherusicum (Costa, 1857)⇒ Monocorophium acherusicum Costa, 1853
Cymadusa filosa (Savigny, 1816)⇒ Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymadusa microphthalma Chevreux, 1901
Cymadusa setosa Haswell, 1879
Cyphocaris faurei K.H. Barnard, 1916Star chickweed
Cyproidea ornata Haswell, 1879Ladybug Amphipod
Cystisoma gershwinae Zeidler, 2003
Dodophotis digitata K.H. Barnard, 1935
Dulichiella cotesi Giles, 1890
Dulichiella fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Echinogammarus ischnus Stebbing, 1899Scud
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus sivaprakasami Myers, Trive..., 2018
Elasmopus sokotrae (Walker & Scott, 1903)⇒ Mallacoota sokotrae Walker & Scott, 1903
Elasmopus spinibasus Sivaprakasam, 1970
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Eriopisa chilkensis Chilton, 1921
Eriopisella chieregoi Ruffo, 1985
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Eusiroides diplonyx Walker, 1909Tufted milkweed
Exhyalella indica K.H. Barnard, 1935
Exhyalella natalensis Stebbing, 1917
Floresorchestia anomala Chevreux, 1901
Gammaracanthus lacustris Sars, 1867
Gammaropsis anomala Chevreux, 1926
Gammaropsis digitata Schellenberg, 1938
Gammaropsis dubius Rabindranath, 1974
Gammaropsis zeylanicus Walker, 1904
Gammarus lacustris G.O. Sars, 1864An Amphipod
Gammarus pseudosyriacus Karaman & Pi..., 1977
Gitanopsis gouriae Asari, 1998
Glossomaera octodens Sivaprakasam, 1968
Grandidierella bonnieri Stebbing, 1908
Grandidierella gilesi Chilton, 1921
Grandidierella macronyx K.H. Barnard, 1935
Grandidierella megnae (Giles, 1888)⇒ Grandidierella taihuensis Morino & Dai, 1990
Grandidierella taihuensis Morino & Dai, 1990
Harpinia crenulata Boeck, 1871
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Hyale diplodactyla (Stebbing, 1899)⇒ Protohyale diplodactyla Stebbing, 1899
Hyale honoluluensis Schellenberg, 1938
Hyale nigra (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Protohyale niger Haswell, 1879
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Ichnopus woodmasoni Giles, 1890
Idunella chilkensis Chilton, 1921
Ingolfiella (Tethydiella) kapuri coineau & Rou, 1972
Iphimedia zora Thomas & J. ..., 1991
Josephosella andamana Ruffo, 1985
Kapalana flindersi Stebbing, 1888
Lanceola galatheae Zeidler, 2009
Latigammaropsis afra Stebbing, 1888
Latigammaropsis atlantica Stebbing, 1888
Lembos dentocarpus
Lembos leptocheirus Walker, 1909
Lepidactylus dytiscus Say, 1818
Lepidepecreum foraminiferum Stebbing, 1888
Lepidepecreum longicornis Bate & Westwood, 1868
Lestrigonus valius
Leucothoe furina Savigny, 1816
Leucothoe madrasana Sivaprakasam, 1969
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Limnoporeia yarrague Barnard & Dr..., 1978
Linguimaera mannarensis Sivaprakasam, 1968
Lysianassa alba Holmes, 1905
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Lysianassa cubensis (Stebbing, 1897)⇒ Shoemakerella cubensis Stebbing, 1897
Lysianassa nasuta (Dana, 1853)⇒ Shoemakerella cubensis Stebbing, 1897
Lysianopsis alba Holmes, 1905
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
Maera latibrachioides (Sivaprakasam, 1969)⇒ Mallacoota latibrachioides Sivaprakasam, 1969
Maera mannarensis (Sivaprakasam, 1968)⇒ Linguimaera mannarensis Sivaprakasam, 1968
Maera othonides (Walker, 1904)⇒ Ceradomaera plumosa Ledoyer, 1973
Mallacoota latibrachioides Sivaprakasam, 1969
Mallacoota sokotrae Walker & Scott, 1903
Megaluropus agilis Hoeck, 1889Hackberry
Melita cotesi (Giles, 1890)⇒ Dulichiella cotesi Giles, 1890
Melita fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Melita orgasmos K.H. Barnard, 1940
Melita zeylanica Stebbing, 1904
Metaprotella excentrica Mayer, 1890
Metaprotella haswelliana Mayer, 1882
Metaprotella problematica Mayer, 1890
Microprotopus bicuspidatus Rabindranath, 1971
Microprotopus maculatus Norman, 1867Wedgeleaf saxifrage
Monocorophium acherusicum Costa, 1853Gammarid
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Orchestia anomala (Chevreux, 1901)⇒ Floresorchestia anomala Chevreux, 1901
Orchomene plebs (Hurley, 1965)⇒ Abyssorchomene plebs Hurley, 1965
Orientogidiella indica Holsinger, R..., 2006
Orientogidiella reducta Sidorov, Ran..., 2018
Pallaseopsis quadrispinosa Sars, 1867
Paracalliope australis Haswell, 1880
Paracalliope fluviatilis (Thomson, 1879)⇒ Paracalliope australis Haswell, 1880
Paracalliope lowryi Barnard & Dr..., 1992
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Paradeutella bidentata Mayer, 1890
Paranamixis indicus Sivaprakasam, 1968
Parelasmopus albidus Dana, 1852
Parelasmopus suensis Haswell, 1879
Parhyale inyacka (K.H. Barnard, 1916)⇒ Parhyale hawaiensis Dana, 1853
Parhyale piloi Myers, Trive..., 2017
Perioculodes longimanus Bate & Westwood, 1868
Perioculodes megapleon Giles, 1888
Photis digitata (K. H. Barnard, 1935)⇒ Dodophotis digitata K.H. Barnard, 1935
Photis longimana Walker, 1904
Photis longimanus Walker, 1904
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Platyscelus serratulus Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Pleonexes auriculata Rabindranath, 1972
Podocerus andamanensis Giles, 1890
Podocerus laevis Haswell, 1885
Podocerus walkeri Rabindranath, 1972
Protohyale (Diplohyale) diplodactyla Stebbing, 1899
Protohyale (Protohyale) affinis Chevreux, 1907
Protohyale (Protohyale) honoluluensis Schellenberg, 1938
Pseudocaprellina pambanensis Sundara Raj, 1927
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrivisio bengalensis Stebbing, 1907
Rhabdosoma whitei Bate, 1862
Shoemakerella cubensis Stebbing, 1897
Shoemakerella nasuta (Dana, 1853)⇒ Shoemakerella cubensis Stebbing, 1897
Stenothoe gallensis (Walker, 1904)⇒ Stenothoe eduardi Krapp Schickel, 1975
Stenothoe valida Dana, 1852Gammarid
Synchelidium haplocheles (Grube, 1864)⇒ Synchelidium intermedium Sars, 1892
Synchelidium intermedium Sars, 1892
Talorchestia gracilis Dana, 1852
Talorchestia martensii Weber, 1892
Talorchestia spinipalma Dana, 1853
Thyropus sphaeroma Claus, 1879
Tmetonyx cicada Fabricius, 1780
Tritaeta gibbosa Bate, 1862
Urothoe platydactyla Rabindranath, 1971
Urothoe ruber (Giles, 1888)⇒ Urothoe serrulidactylus K.H Barnard, 1955
Urothoe serrulidactylus K.H Barnard, 1955
Victoriopisa chilkensis Chilton, 1921
Victoriopisa cusatensis Joseph, Nand..., 2018
Yacana ventania Rodriguez, A..., 2017

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in India
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
14
29
43
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
6
7
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
7
11
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderIngolfiellidea
Hansen, 1903
1
2
2
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
23
62
105
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