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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
106
190
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
105
189
329
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
58
103
170
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
32
57
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for North Sea
32 Families width 101 Species
#AUCHPGTDEIMSO
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18577SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps7SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids12SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18147SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods1SpeciesTaxom
Cressidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers6SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19734SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae (Dana, 1853)5SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae (Stebbing, 1906)1SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids2SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18742SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Scopelocheiridae Lowry & Stod..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19782SpeciesTaxom


Genera for North Sea
57 Genera with 101 Species
#ABCDEGHIJMNOPSTUW
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18556SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochus Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Anonyx Krøyer, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Aora Krøyer, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Aoroides Walker, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Apherusa Walker, 18302SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Bathyporeia Lindström, 19385SpeciesTaxom
Calliopius Lilljeborg, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18365SpeciesTaxom
Cheirocratus Norman, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Chelicorophium Bousfield & ..., 18951SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 17663SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Cressa Boeck, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Deshayesorchestia Ruffo, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Dikerogammarus Stebbing, 18942SpeciesTaxom
Dulichia Krøyer, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Epimeria Costa, 20182SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellus Herbst, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1939Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus7SpeciesTaxom
Gitana Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Grandidierella Coutière, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Haplovejdovskya1SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Haustorius Müller, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Hyperia Desmarest, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Incisocalliope J. L. Barnard, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Iphimedia Rathke, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 18944SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropus Hock, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Megamphopus Norman, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Metopa Boeck, 18824SpeciesTaxom
Microprotopus Norman, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Monocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19373SpeciesTaxom
Nototropis Jordan, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 17663SpeciesTaxom
Parapleustes Buchholz, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Photis Krøyer, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pontocrates Boeck, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Scopelocheirus Bate, 18511SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 18152SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Talitrus Latreille & ..., 18081SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Westwoodilla Bate, 18571SpeciesTaxom


Species list for North Sea
101 Species
Ampelisca brevicornis Costa, 1853
Ampelisca diadema Costa, 1853
Ampelisca eschrichtii Krøyer, 1842
Ampelisca macrocephala Liljeborg, 1852
Ampelisca spinipes Boeck, 1861
Ampelisca tenuicornis Liljeborg, 1855Smooth fanpetals
Amphilochus manudens Bate, 1862
Anonyx nugax Phipps, 1774
Aora gracilis Bate, 1857
Aoroides semicurvatus Ariyama, 2004Pacific Amphipod
Apherusa bispinosa Bate, 1857
Apherusa jurinei Milne-Edwards, 1830
Apohyale prevostii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 1938Sand digger shrimp
Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana Bate, 1856
Bathyporeia pelagica Bate, 1857Sand digger shrimp
Bathyporeia pilosa Lindstrom, 1855Newberry's velvetmallow
Bathyporeia sarsi Watkin, 1938
Calliopius laeviusculus Kroyer, 1838Planktonic Amphipod
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella macho (Schurin, 1935)⇒ Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Caprella tuberculata Guérin, 1836
Cheirocratus sundevallii (Rathke, 1843)⇒ Cheirocratus sundevalli Rathke, 1843
Chelicorophium curvispinum G. O. Sars, 1895Caspian mud shrimp
Corophium curvispinum (Sars, 1895)⇒ Chelicorophium curvispinum G. O. Sars, 1895
Corophium sextonae (Hurley, 1954)⇒ Monocorophium sextonae Crawford, 1937
Corophium volutator Pallas, 1766European mud scud
Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958Northern river crangonyctid
Cressa dubia Bate, 1857
Deshayesorchestia deshayesii Audouin, 1826
Dexamine spinosa Montagu, 1813
Dexamine thea Boeck, 1861
Dikerogammarus haemobaphes Eichwald, 1841Demon shrimp
Dikerogammarus villosus Sowinsky, 1894Killer shrimp
Dulichia falcata Bate, 1857
Dulichia spinosissima Krøyer, 1845
Echinogammarus berilloni Catta, 1878
Echinogammarus ischnus Stebbing, 1899Scud
Epimeria cornigera Fabricius, 1779
Epimeria frankei Beermann & R..., 2018
Ericthonius difformis Milne-Edwards, 1830Tube-dwelling Amphipod
Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Gammarellus angulosus Rathke, 1843
Gammarellus homari Fabricius, 1779
Gammaropsis nitida Stimpson, 1853
Gammarus crinicornis Stock, 1966Oahu chewstick
Gammarus duebeni Liljeborg, 1852Bur mallow
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus pulex Linnaeus, 1758Common freshwater amphipod
Gammarus roeselii (Gervais, 1835)⇒ Gammarus roeseli Gervais, 1835
Gammarus salinus Spooner, 1947Fendler's sandmat
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Gitana sarsi Boeck, 1871
Grandidierella japonica Stephensen, 1938Gammarid amphipod
Haploops tubicola Liljeborg, 1856
Haplovejdovskya scilliensis Faubel & War..., 2005
Harpinia antennaria Meinert, 1890Awlwort
Haustorius arenarius (Slabber, 1769)⇒ Parahaustorius holmesi Bousfield, 1965
Hyperia galba Montagu, 1813Big-eye Amphipod
Hyperia spinigera Bovallius, 1889
Incisocalliope aestuarius Watling & Ma..., 1973
Iphimedia obesa Rathke, 1843
Jassa falcata (Montagu, 1808)⇒ Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905
Jassa herdmani Walker, 1893
Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905Tube dwelling amphipod
Jassa pusilla Sars, 1894
Maera loveni Bruzelius, 1859
Megaluropus agilis Hoeck, 1889Hackberry
Megamphopus cornutus Norman, 1869Evergreen saxifrage
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Metopa alderi Bate, 1857
Metopa boeckii Sars, 1892Kansas aschisma moss
Metopa norvegica (Liljeborg, 1851)⇒ Metopa boeckii Sars, 1892
Metopa rubrovittata (Sars, 1882)⇒ Stenula rubrovittata Sars, 1883
Microprotopus maculatus Norman, 1867Wedgeleaf saxifrage
Monocorophium acherusicum Costa, 1853Gammarid
Monocorophium insidiosum Crawford, 1937
Monocorophium sextonae Crawford, 1937
Nototropis swammerdamei Milne-Edwards, 1830
Orchestia cavimana (Heller, 1865)⇒ Cryptorchestia cavimana Heller, 1865
Orchestia gammarellus Pallas, 1766Beach-flea
Orchestia mediterranea Pallas, 1766
Parapleustes monocuspis Sars, 1893
Photis longicaudata Bate & Westwood, 1862
Photis reinhardi (Krøyer, 1842)⇒ Photis pollex Walker, 1895
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Pontocrates altamarinus Bate & Westwood, 1862
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp
Scopelocheirus hopei Costa, 1851
Stenothoe marina Bate, 1857
Stenothoe monoculoides Montagu, 1815
Synchelidium intermedium Sars, 1892
Talitrus saltator Montagu, 1808Pinkbract manzanita
Urothoe elegans Bate, 1857
Urothoe poseidonis Reibisch, 1905Mt. Adams lupine
Westwoodilla caecula Bate, 1857

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in North Sea
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
12
17
22
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
6
7
18
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
1
1
2
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
13
32
59
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Amphipoda at itis.gov
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