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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Nova Scotia (East Canada, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
131
257
377
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
130
255
375
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
78
174
260
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
40
104
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Nova Scotia
40 Families width 155 Species and 2 Subspecies
#ICGTOAPSUHMDEL
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids18SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers7SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 186512SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18576SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18953SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19654SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae (Hurley, 1963)7SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Melphidippidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods2SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19737SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18747SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 187111SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18498SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids4SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Laphystiopsidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Anisogammaridae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Nova Scotia
104 Genera with 155 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNOPQRSTUW
Acanthonotozoma Boeck, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Aeginina Norman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Allomelita Stock, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Americorchestia Bousfield, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Ameroculodes Bousfield an..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Amphiporeia Shoemaker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Amphithopsis Boeck, 1861
0SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18184SpeciesTaxom
Andaniella Sars, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Anonyx Krøyer, 19685SpeciesTaxom
Apherusa Walker, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Arcitalitrus Hurley, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Arrhis Stebbing, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Atylus Leach, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Bathyporeia Lindström, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Bemlos Shoemaker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Calliopius Lilljeborg, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 19037SpeciesTaxom
Casco Shoemaker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Crassicorophium Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Deflexilodes Bousfield an..., 18712SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 19385SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Eohaustorius J. L. Barnard, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Eusirus Krøyer, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellus Herbst, 17792SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1939Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus12SpeciesTaxom
Gnathopleustes Bousfield an..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gracilipleustes Hendrycks & ..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Halirages Boeck, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 18562SpeciesTaxom
Hardametopa Barnard and ..., 18711SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Haustorius Müller, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hyperia Desmarest, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Idunella Sars, 18761SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrocerus Krøyer, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Laphystiopsis Sars, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Lepidactylus Say, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheirus Zaddach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Locustogammarus Bousfield, 19791SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 18592SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 18042SpeciesTaxom
Metopa Boeck, 19336SpeciesTaxom
Metopella Sars, 19491SpeciesTaxom
Metopelloides Gurjanova, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Microjassa Stebbing, 1899
0SpeciesTaxom
Monocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19342SpeciesTaxom
Monoculodes Stimpson, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Monoculopsis Sars, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Neopleustes Stebbing, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Nicippe Bruzelius, 18591SpeciesTaxom
Onisimus Boeck, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 17663SpeciesTaxom
Orchomenella Sars, 18612SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Paramphithoe Bruzelius, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Paroediceros G. O. Sars, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalus Stebbing, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pleusirus J. L. Barnard, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Pleustes Bate, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pleusymtes J. L. Barnard, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Podoceropsis Boeck, 19301SpeciesTaxom
Pontogeneia Boeck, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeia Kröyer, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Priscillina Stebbing, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 2000
0SpeciesTaxom
Quasimelita Jarrett and ..., 18891SpeciesTaxom
Ramellogammarus Bousfield, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Rhachotropis S. I. Smith, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Rhepoxynius J. L. Barnard, 19601SpeciesTaxom
Rostroculodes Bousfield an..., 18952SpeciesTaxom
Salentinella Ruffo, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Stenula J. L. Barnard, 18842SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Syrrhoe Göes, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Themisto Guérin-Ménev..., 18253SpeciesTaxom
Thorlaksonius Bousfield an..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tiron Liljeborg, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonyx Stebbing, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Tryphosella Bonnier, 18832SpeciesTaxom
Unciola Say, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Wecomedon Jarrett and ..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Westwoodilla Bate, 18823SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Nova Scotia
155 Species and 2 Subspecies
Acanthonotozoma rusanovae Bryazgin, 1974
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Allomelita pellucida Sars, 1882
Americorchestia longicornis Say, 1818Common Atlantic sandhopper
Americorchestia megalophthalma Bate, 1862Northern big-eyed sandhopper
Ameroculodes edwardsi Holmes, 1905
Ampelisca eschrichtii Krøyer, 1842
Ampelisca macrocephala Liljeborg, 1852
Ampelisca vadorum Mills, 1963Brewer's jewelflower
Amphiporeia lawrenciana Shoemaker, 1929Tracy's clarkia
Ampithoe dalli Shoemaker, 1938Merced clarkia
Ampithoe lacertosa Bate, 1858
Ampithoe longimana Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Ampithoe rubricata Montagu, 1818
Andaniella pectinata Sars, 1882
Anonyx compactus Gurjanova, 1962
Anonyx lilljeborgi (Boeck, 1871)⇒ Anonyx lilljeborgii Boeck, 1870
Anonyx makarovi Gurjanova, 1962
Anonyx ochoticus Gurjanova, 1962
Anonyx sarsi Steele & Brunel, 1968
Apherusa bispinosa Bate, 1857
Apohyale prevostii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Arcitalitrus sylvaticus Haswell, 1879Gammarid amphipod
Arrhis phyllonyx Sars, 1858Sea piglet
Atylus borealis Bousfield & ..., 1994
Bathyporeia quoddyensis Shoemaker, 1949Enterprise clarkia
Bemlos leptocheirus Walker, 1909
Byblis gaimardii Kröyer, 1846
Calliopius laeviusculus Kroyer, 1838Planktonic Amphipod
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella rudiuscula Laubitz, 1970
Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Caprella unica Mayer, 1903
Casco bigelowi Blake, 1929
Crangonyx obliquus (Hubricht & M..., 1940)⇒ Crangonyx occidentalis Hubricht & H..., 1941
Crangonyx richmondensis Ellis, 1941Contorted sphagnum
Crassicorophium bonellii Milne Edwards, 1830
Deflexilodes intermedius Shoemaker, 1930
Deflexilodes tuberculatus Boeck, 1871
Desdimelita microdentata Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Dexamine thea Boeck, 1861
Echinogammarus finmarchicus Dahl, 1938
Echinogammarus ischnus Stebbing, 1899Scud
Echinogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Echinogammarus obtusatus Dahl, 1938
Echinogammarus stoerensis Reid, 1938
Eohaustorius washingtonianus Thorsteinson, 1941
Ericthonius fasciatus Stimpson, 1853
Ericthonius rubricornis (Stimpson, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius fasciatus Stimpson, 1853
Eusirus cuspidatus Krøyer, 1845
Gammarellus angulosus Rathke, 1843
Gammarellus homari Fabricius, 1779
Gammaropsis maculata Johnston, 1828Red Mountain catchfly
Gammaropsis nitida Stimpson, 1853
Gammarus crinicornis Stock, 1966Oahu chewstick
Gammarus daiberi Bousfield, 1969
Gammarus duebeni Liljeborg, 1852Bur mallow
Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
Gammarus lawrencianus Bousfield, 1956
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus mucronatus Say, 1818
Gammarus oceanicus Segerstråle, 1947Oceanic Scud
Gammarus pseudolimnaeus Bousfield, 1958
Gammarus pulex Linnaeus, 1758Common freshwater amphipod
Gammarus setosus Dementieva, 1931
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Gnathopleustes pugettensis Dana, 1853
Gracilipleustes gracilis Holmes, 1905
Halirages fulvocinctus M. Sars, 1858
Haploops setosa Boeck, 1871
Haploops tubicola Liljeborg, 1856
Hardametopa nasuta Boeck, 1871
Harpinia cabotensis Shoemaker, 1930Vine Hill clarkia
Harpinia crenulata Boeck, 1871
Haustorius canadensis Bousfield, 1962
Hippomedon propinqvus G.O.Sars, 1890
Hippomedon serratus Holmes, 1903
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Hyperia galba Montagu, 1813Big-eye Amphipod
Idunella aequicornis Sars, 1876
Ischyrocerus anguipes (Krøyer, 1838)⇒ Ischyrocerus longimanus Haswell, 1879
Jassa falcata (Montagu, 1808)⇒ Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905
Laphystiopsis planifrons Sars, 1895
Lembos websteri Bate, 1857
Lepidactylus dytiscus Say, 1818
Leptocheirus pinguis Stimpson, 1853
Locustogammarus levingsi Bousfield, 1979
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Maera danae Stimpson, 1853
Maera loveni Bruzelius, 1859
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Metopa cistella J.L. Barnard, 1969
Metopa groenlandica Hansen, 1888
Metopa longicornis Boeck, 1871
Metopa propinqua Sars, 1892Kansas aschisma moss
Metopa robusta Sars, 1892Kansas aschisma moss
Metopa tenuimana Gurjanova, 1933Kansas aschisma moss
Metopella angusta Shoemaker, 1949Enterprise clarkia
Metopelloides micropalpa Shoemaker, 1930
Monocorophium insidiosum Crawford, 1937
Monocorophium tuberculatum Shoemaker, 1934
Monoculodes packardi Boeck, 1871
Monoculopsis longicornis Boeck, 1871
Neopleustes pulchellus Kroyer, 1846
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Nicippe tumida Bruzelius, 1859
Onisimus normani G. O. Sars, 1891
Orchestia gammarellus Pallas, 1766Beach-flea
Orchestia grillus Bosc, 1802
Orchestia mediterranea Pallas, 1766
Orchomenella minuta Kroyer, 1846
Orchomenella pinguis Boeck, 1861
Paracaprella tenuis Mayer, 1903
Paramphithoe hystrix Ross, 1835
Paroediceros lynceus Sars, 1858
Phoxocephalus holbolli Kroyer, 1842
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Pleusirus secorrus J.L. Barnard, 1969
Pleustes (Pleustes) panoplus Krøyer, 1838
Pleusymtes glaber Boeck, 1861
Podoceropsis inaequistylis Shoemaker, 1930Vine Hill clarkia
Pontogeneia inermis Kroyer, 1838
Pontoporeia femorata Krøyer, 1842
Priscillina armata Boeck, 1861
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Quasimelita quadrispinosa Vosseler, 1889
Ramellogammarus setosus Bousfield & ..., 1992
Rhachotropis aculeata Lepechin, 1780
Rhepoxynius abronius J.L. Barnard, 1960
Rostroculodes borealis Boeck, 1871
Rostroculodes schneideri Sars G.O., 1895
Salentinella delamarei macrocheles Coineau, 1968
Stenula invalida G.O. Sars, 1892
Stenula solsbergi Schneider, 1884
Syrrhoe crenulata Goës, 1866
Themisto abyssorum Boeck, 1870
Themisto compressa (Goës, 1866)⇒ Themisto gaudichaudii Guérin, 1825
Themisto gaudichaudii Guérin, 1825
Thorlaksonius brevirostris Bousfield & ..., 1994
Thyropus sphaeroma Claus, 1879
Tiron spiniferus Stimpson, 1853
Tmetonyx gulosus (Kroyer, 1845)⇒ Tmetonyx cicada Fabricius, 1780
Tryphosella compressa Sars, 1895
Tryphosella umbonatus Sars, 1883
Unciola irrorata Say, 1818
Unciola laticornis Hansen, 1887
Wecomedon nobilis Stimpson, 1853
Westwoodilla caecula Bate, 1857
Westwoodilla helle Jansen, 2002
Westwoodilla megalops Sars, 1882

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Nova Scotia
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
14
44
61
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
7
13
16
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
17
44
73
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