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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
135
417
789
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
50
117
171
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
22
37
40
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
22 Families width 40 Species and 2 Subspecies
#AILMETHOGPDCU
Amphilochidae (Boeck, 1871)2SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20022SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae (Stebbing, 1899)1SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae (Shoemaker, 1945)3SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae (J. L. Barnard, 1965)1SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids1SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18140SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae (Hurley, 1963)2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
37 Genera with 40 Species
#ABCDEGHLMNOPQST
Afrogitanopsis Karaman, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllis Haswell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Bruzeliella Norman, 1905
0SpeciesTaxom
Caeconyx Barnard & Ka..., 18911SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 19073SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Eusirus Krøyer, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Gazia Lowry & Spri..., 20191SpeciesTaxom
Gitanopsis Sars, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 19092SpeciesTaxom
Lepechinella Stebbing, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheirus Zaddach, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Leptostenus Bazikalova, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Martensia K.Hering, 19132SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Oediceroides Stebbing, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Paragrubia Chevreux, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Parelasmopus Stebbing, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Photis Krøyer, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Polycheria Haswell, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19382SpeciesTaxom
Quadrivisio Stebbing, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Stephonyx Lowry and St..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Talitroides Bonnier, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonyx Stebbing, 18911SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
40 Species and 2 Subspecies
Afrogitanopsis paguri Myers, 1974
Amaryllis macrophthalma Haswell, 1879
Ampelisca gusta J.L. Barnard, 1961
Ampelisca scabripes Walker, 1904
Ampelisca tulearensis Ledoyer, 1967
Caeconyx caeculus Sars, 1891
Dulichiella fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Elasmopus spinidactylus Chevreux, 1907
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Eusirus nevandis J.L. Barnard, 1961
Gazia gazi Lowry & Spri..., 2019
Gitanopsis paguri (Myers, 1974)⇒ Afrogitanopsis paguri Myers, 1974
Hyale macrodactyla Stebbing, 1899
Lembos dentocarpus
Lembos leptocheirus Walker, 1909
Lepechinella monocuspidata J.L. Barnard, 1961
Leptocheirus pilosus (Zaddach, 1844)⇒ Leptocheirus hirsutimanus Bate, 1862
Leptostenus leptocerus nematocerus Dybowsky, 1874
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Mallacoota insignis Chevreux, 1901
Martensia levistriata Preston, 1913
Martensia nyiroensis Preston, 1913
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Oediceroides wolffi J.L. Barnard, 1961
Paragrubia vorax (Chevreux, 1901)⇒ Paragrubia variata Sheard, 1936
Parelasmopus suluensis Dana, 1853
Photis longicaudata Bate & Westwood, 1862
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Polycheria atolli Walker, 1905
Pseudaeginella vaderi Guerra-García, 2004
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrivisio chevreuxi Gordon & Monod, 1968
Stephonyx biscayensis Chevreux, 1908
Talitroides topitotum Burt, 1934Gammarid
Tmetonyx caeculus (Sars, 1891)⇒ Caeconyx caeculus Sars, 1891

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Kenya
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
7
13
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
3
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
12
21
21
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