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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
168
564
1021
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
65
144
191
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
24
39
38
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Mozambique
24 Families width 38 Species and 2 Subspecies
#AHSIPELTUCOM
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae (Bulycheva, 1957)3SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Protorchestiidae Myers & Lowry, 20201SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18710SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20022SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18495SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Unciolidae Myers & Lowry, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Photidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18910SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18140SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Mozambique
39 Genera with 38 Species
#ABCEFGHIJLMNOPQSTU
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19672SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18451SpeciesTaxom
Bathystegocephalus Schellenberg, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Chevalia Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Cochinorchestia Lowry & Peart, 19351SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Epimeria Costa, 1851
0SpeciesTaxom
Eunaticina1SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 1884
0SpeciesTaxom
Floresorchestia Bousfield, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Grandidierella Coutière, 19471SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Ichnopus Costa, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Janice Griffiths, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Latigammaropsis Myers, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Lycaea Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18972SpeciesTaxom
Metacyclocaris Birstein and..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Metaphoxus Bonnier, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Microdeutopus Costa, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Microlysias Stebbing, 19181SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Noculacia Mayer, 20021SpeciesTaxom
Orientoecetes Just, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalus Milne-Edwards, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Paragrubia Chevreux, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Peramphithoe Conlan & Bou..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Photis Krøyer, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19382SpeciesTaxom
Salentinella Ruffo, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Simorhynchotus Stebbing, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathyrus Claus, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Trischizostoma Boeck, 19611SpeciesTaxom
Unciolella Chevreux, 1911
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Mozambique
38 Species and 2 Subspecies
Ampelisca byblisoides K.H. Barnard, 1926
Ampelisca tulearensis Ledoyer, 1967
Apohyale grandicornis Kroyer, 1845
Bathystegocephalus globosus Walker, 1909
Chevalia aviculae Walker, 1904
Cochinorchestia notabilis K.H. Barnard, 1935
Cymadusa imbroglio Rabindranath, 1972
Eunaticina lamarckiana
Floresorchestia anomala Chevreux, 1901
Gammaropsis inhaca Griffiths, 1973
Grandidierella bonnieroides Stephensen, 1947
Hyale californica J. L. Barnard, 1969
Hyale grandicornis (Krøyer, 1845)⇒ Hyale californica J. L. Barnard, 1969
Janice spinidactyla Griffiths, 1973
Latigammaropsis afra Stebbing, 1888
Lembos teleporus Barnard, 1955
Lycaea nasuta Claus, 1879
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Lysianassa cinghalensis Stebbing, 1897
Metacyclocaris polycheles Birstein & M..., 1955
Metaprotella haswelliana Mayer, 1882
Microlysias xenokeras Stebbing, 1918
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Noculacia africana Guerra-García, 2002
Orientoecetes orientalis Walker, 1904
Oxycephalus piscator Milne Edwards, 1830
Paragrubia vorax (Chevreux, 1901)⇒ Paragrubia variata Sheard, 1936
Peramphithoe plea J.L. Barnard, 1965
Photis kapapa J.L. Barnard, 1970
Podocerus cristatus Thomson, 1879Nudibranch-mimicking Amphipod
Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrimaera serrata Schellenberg, 1938
Salentinella delamarei macrocheles Coineau, 1968
Simorhynchotus antennarius Claus, 1871
Synchelidium haplocheles (Grube, 1864)⇒ Synchelidium intermedium Sars, 1892
Synchelidium intermedium Sars, 1892
Tetrathyrus arafurae Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Trischizostoma circulare Barnard, 1961

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Mozambique
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
6
12
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
14
22
22
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