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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Mediterranean Sea (Atlantic Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
145
334
654
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
144
333
653
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
73
163
309
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
18
25
29
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mediterranean Sea
18 Families width 29 Species
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae (J. L. Barnard, 1965)1SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae (Bousfield, 1973)2SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Niphargidae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae (Rafinesque, 1815)Beach Hoppers3SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Phrosinidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18880SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae (Boeck, 1871)1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mediterranean Sea
25 Genera with 29 Species
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Apherusa Walker, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Bathyporeia Lindström, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Bemlos Shoemaker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Epimeria Costa, 17791SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellus Herbst, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Iphimedia Rathke, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Microdeutopus Costa, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Niphargus Schiødte, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 17663SpeciesTaxom
Pariambus Stebbing, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Photis Krøyer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Phronima Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Phrosina Risso, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19861SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Rhachotropis S. I. Smith, 1883
0SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Unciolella Chevreux, 19111SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mediterranean Sea
29 Species
Apherusa bispinosa Bate, 1857
Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana Bate, 1856
Bemlos leptocheirus Walker, 1909
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Corophium volutator Pallas, 1766European mud scud
Cymadusa filosa (Savigny, 1816)⇒ Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Epimeria cornigera Fabricius, 1779
Gammarellus angulosus Rathke, 1843
Gammaropsis togoensis Schellenberg, 1925
Iphimedia obesa Rathke, 1843
Maera hamigera (Appadoo, Mye..., 2002)⇒ Linguimaera pirloti Krapp-Schickel, 2003
Microdeutopus damnoniensis Bate, 1856
Microdeutopus gryllotalpa Costa, 1853Gammarid amphipod
Niphargus aberrans Sket, 1972
Niphargus illidzensis Schäferna, 1932
Orchestia gammarella (Pallas, 1766)⇒ Niphargus aberrans Sket, 1972
Orchestia gammarellus Pallas, 1766Beach-flea
Orchestia littorea (Pallas, 1766)⇒ Niphargus aberrans Sket, 1972
Pariambus typicus Kröyer, 1844
Photis lamellifera Schellenberg, 1928
Phronima sedentaria Forskal, 1775Parasitic Hyperiid Amphipod
Phrosina semilunata Risso, 1882Hyperiid Amphipod
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Pseudoniphargus grandimanus Stock, Holsi..., 1986
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp
Stenothoe gallensis (Walker, 1904)⇒ Stenothoe eduardi Krapp Schickel, 1975
Unciolella lunata Chevreux, 1911

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Mediterranean Sea
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
4
4
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
11
18
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