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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Malta (Europe)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
85
139
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
84
138
187
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
40
65
77
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
24
38
44
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Malta
24 Families width 44 Species
#AGCLMODPHITSU
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18570SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae (J. L. Barnard, 1965)3SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids7SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Cressidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae (Claus, 1879)2SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20082SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers0SpeciesTaxom
Phliantidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Phrosinidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19781SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Malta
38 Genera with 44 Species
#ACDEGHILMOPSTU
Ampelisca Krøyer, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18262SpeciesTaxom
Animoceradocus G. Karaman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Apherusa Walker, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Arugella Pirlot, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18361SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Cheirocratus Norman, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Cressa Boeck, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Deflexilodes Bousfield an..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18132SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 19723SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1840Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus2SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Iphimedia Rathke, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheirus Zaddach, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgia Bate, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Lycaea Dana, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassina A. Costa, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19962SpeciesTaxom
Maeropsis Chevreux, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Metaphoxus Bonnier, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Monoculodes Stimpson, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Othomaera Krapp-Schickel, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pereionotus Bate & Westwood, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Phrosina Risso, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Socarnes Boeck, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Tethylembos Myers, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathyrus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Malta
44 Species
Ampithoe ramondi Audouin, 1826
Ampithoe vaillantii (accepted as ..., 1826)⇒ Ampithoe ramondi Audouin, 1826
Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Apherusa bispinosa Bate, 1857
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Ceradocus (Ceradocus) orchestiipes A. Costa, 1853
Cheirocratus sundevallii (Rathke, 1843)⇒ Cheirocratus sundevalli Rathke, 1843
Cressa cristata Myers, 1969
Cymadusa filosa (Savigny, 1816)⇒ Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Deflexilodes acutipes Ledoyer, 1983
Dexamine spiniventris Costa, 1853
Dexamine spinosa Montagu, 1813
Echinogammarus klaptoczi Schäferna, 1908
Echinogammarus pungens (H. Milne Edw..., 1840)⇒ Echinogammarus planicrurus Reid, 1940
Echinogammarus sicilianus Karaman & Ti..., 1972
Gammarus aequicauda Martynov, 1931
Gammarus pungens H. Milne Edw..., 1840
Harpinia antennaria Meinert, 1890Awlwort
Hippomedon oculatus Chevreux & Fage, 1925
Hyale camptonyx Heller, 1866
Hyale grimaldii Chevreux, 1891
Iphimedia minuta G.O. Sars, 1882
Leptocheirus bispinosus Norman, 1908Redfuzz saxifrage
Leptocheirus pectinatus Norman, 1869
Leucothoe incisa Robertson, 1892Creeping clover
Liljeborgia dellavallei Stebbing, 1906
Lycaea pulex Marion, 1874
Lycaea robusta (Claus, 1879)⇒ Lycaea pulex Marion, 1874
Lysianassa costae Milne-Edwards, 1830
Lysianassina longicornis Lucas, 1846
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera revelata Krapp, Marti..., 1996
Maeropsis revelata Krapp-Schick..., 1996
Metaphoxus fultoni Scott, 1890
Othomaera othonis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Pereionotus testudo Montagu, 1808
Phrosina semilunata Risso, 1882Hyperiid Amphipod
Socarnes filicornis Heller, 1866
Stenothoe gallensis (Walker, 1904)⇒ Stenothoe eduardi Krapp Schickel, 1975
Stenothoe georgiana Bynum & Fox, 1977
Synchelidium tenuimanum Norman, 1895
Tethylembos viguieri Chevreux, 1911
Tetrathyrus forcipatus Claus, 1879
Urothoe elegans Bate, 1857

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Malta
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
8
15
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
3
3
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
10
17
23
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