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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Morocco (North Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
150
330
641
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
150
328
640
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
64
135
250
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
24
41
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Morocco
24 Families width 51 Species and 1 Subspecies
#TPHLCAMIGSOUV
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers5SpeciesTaxom
Phrosinidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19577SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids6SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Metacrangonyctidae Boutin & Mis..., 19882SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae (Shoemaker, 1945)1SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18153SpeciesTaxom
Pallaseidae Tachteew, 20000SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Vibiliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Morocco
41 Genera with 51 Species
#ABCEGHILMNOPQSTUV
Africorchestia Lowry & Coleman, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Anchylomera Milne-Edwards, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18883SpeciesTaxom
Arugella Pirlot, 1936
0SpeciesTaxom
Australomicrodeutopus Myers, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Bathyamaryllis Pirlot, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Brachyscelus Bate, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 18281SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1975Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus7SpeciesTaxom
Halicoides Walker, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Hemityphis Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 18472SpeciesTaxom
Ichnopus Costa, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19001SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Metacrangonyx Boutin & Mes..., 19802SpeciesTaxom
Microdeutopus Costa, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Micropythia Krapp-Schickel, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Notopoma Lowry & Berents, 1996
0SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 19622SpeciesTaxom
Orchomene Boeck, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Parascelus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Parhyale Stebbing, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Phronima Latreille, 18363SpeciesTaxom
Phrosina Risso, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Plesiomegalaspis THORAL, 1946
0SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Streetsia Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Talitrus Latreille & ..., 18081SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Vibilia Milne-Edwards, 18681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Morocco
51 Species and 1 Subspecies
Africorchestia spinifera Mateus, 1962
Anchylomera blossevillei Milne Edwards, 1830
Apohyale perieri Lucas, 1849
Apohyale prevostii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Apohyale stebbingi Chevreux, 1888
Australomicrodeutopus haswelli Stebbing, 1879
Bathyamaryllis haswelli Stebbing, 1888
Brachyscelus crusculum Bate, 1861
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Gammaropsis maculata Johnston, 1828Red Mountain catchfly
Gammarus acalceolatus Pinkster, 1970
Gammarus fossarum Koch, 1836Mountain riverine amphipod
Gammarus gauthieri S. Karaman, 1935
Gammarus microps Pinkster & G..., 1975
Gammarus pulex Linnaeus, 1758Common freshwater amphipod
Gammarus pulex pulex Linnaeus, 1758
Gammarus rouxi Pinkster & G..., 1975
Halicoides discoveryi Thurston, 1976
Hemityphis tenuimanus Claus, 1879
Hippomedon mercatoris Pirlot, 1939
Hyale nilssoni (Rathke, 1837)⇒ Apohyale prevostii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyale pontica (Rathke, 1847)⇒ Apohyale perieri Lucas, 1849
Ichnopus spinicornis Boeck, 1861
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Metacrangonyx spinicaudata Karaman & Pesce, 1980
Metacrangonyx spinicaudatus Karaman & Pesce, 1980
Microdeutopus chelifer (Bate, 1862)⇒ Australomicrodeutopus haswelli Stebbing, 1879
Micropythia carinata Bate, 1862
Orchestia mediterranea Pallas, 1766
Orchestia spinifera (Mateus, 1962)⇒ Africorchestia spinifera Mateus, 1962
Orchomene humilis Costa, 1853
Parascelus edwardsi Claus, 1879
Parhyale hawaiensis Dana, 1853Beach hopper
Phronima atlantica (Guérin-Ménev..., 1836)⇒ Phronima sedentaria Forskal, 1775
Phronima sedentaria Forskal, 1775Parasitic Hyperiid Amphipod
Phronima solitaria Guérin-Ménev..., 1836
Phrosina semilunata Risso, 1882Hyperiid Amphipod
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Stenothoe georgiana Bynum & Fox, 1977
Streetsia challengeri Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Talitrus saltator Montagu, 1808Pinkbract manzanita
Thyropus typhoides Claus, 1879
Urothoe grimaldii Chevreux, 1895
Vibilia borealis Bate & Westwood, 1868

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Morocco
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
4
9
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
7
9
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
11
21
30
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