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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Jamaica (Greater Antilles)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
147
356
634
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
57
100
125
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
17
23
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Jamaica
17 Families width 27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids1SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hadziidae Karaman, 19434SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Dogielinotidae Gurjanova, 19530SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalidae Dana, 18520SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Jamaica
23 Genera with 27 Species
#CEGHLMOPST
Caribitroides Bousfield, 19902SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eunaticina1SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 01SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1913Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus1SpeciesTaxom
Haustorius Müller, 20181SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Metacyclocaris Birstein and..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Metaniphargus Stephensen, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalus Milne-Edwards, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Parhyale Stebbing, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Parhyalella Kunkel, 1910
0SpeciesTaxom
Salentinella Ruffo, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalus Krøyer, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Talitriator Methuen, 02SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 19482SpeciesTaxom
Tethorchestia Bousfield, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Jamaica
27 Species and 1 Subspecies
Caribitroides (Caribitroides) jamaicensis Bousfield, 1984
Caribitroides (Mexitroides) pecki Lindeman, 1990
Cymadusa cavimana Sivaprakasam, 1970
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Eunaticina lamarckiana
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Gammaropsis arawakiensis
Gammarus chevreuxi Sexton, 1913Booth's evening primrose
Haustorius galvezi Hancock & Wi..., 2018
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Lembos dentocarpus
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Metacyclocaris polycheles Birstein & M..., 1955
Metaniphargus anchihalinus Stock, 1983
Metaniphargus craterensis Stock, 1983
Metaniphargus hyporheicus Stock, 1983
Metaniphargus jamaicae Holsinger, 1974
Oxycephalus piscator Milne Edwards, 1830
Parhyale fascigera Stebbing, 1897
Parhyale hawaiensis Dana, 1853Beach hopper
Salentinella delamarei macrocheles Coineau, 1968
Talitriator setosa K.H. Barnard, 1940
Talitriator spinosa
Talorchestia marcuzzi Ruffo, 1950
Talorchestia margaritae Stephensen, 1948
Tethorchestia antillensis Bousfield, 1984

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Jamaica
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
5
7
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
11
15
20
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