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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
118
226
321
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
115
222
315
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
65
117
155
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
37
68
93
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Ontario
37 Families width 93 Species and 3 Subspecies
#OCDAUHTIMGLPES
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18655SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps8SpeciesTaxom
Dogielinotidae Gurjanova, 19530SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19653SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19633SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19451SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18950SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19571SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods7SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18534SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids16SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Gammaracanthidae Bousfield, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18914SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Melphidippidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Pakynidae Lowry & Myers, 20171SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Platyischnopidae Barnard & Dr..., 19791SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18740SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Ontario
68 Genera with 93 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNOPRSTW
Acanthostepheia Boeck, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Aeginina Norman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Allorchestes Dana, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Americhelidium Bousfield an..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18733SpeciesTaxom
Anonyx Krøyer, 17741SpeciesTaxom
Aoroides Walker, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Apherusa Walker, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Apocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Arcitalitrus Hurley, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Bactrurus Hay, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 19831SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18386SpeciesTaxom
Cheirimedeia J. L. Barnard, 1962
0SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 19585SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19621SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Gammaracanthus Bate, 18211SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 18982SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1897Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus15SpeciesTaxom
Grandifoxus J. L. Barnard, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Guernea Chevreux, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Heterophoxus Shoemaker, 19942SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 19551SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Iphimedia Rathke, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrocerus Krøyer, 1838
0SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Laticorophium Bousfield & ..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Lepidactylus Say, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Leptostenus Bazikalova, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17892SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19893SpeciesTaxom
Melphisana J. L. Barnard, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Onisimus Boeck, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Orchomenella Sars, 18461SpeciesTaxom
Pakynus Lowry & Myers, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Parametopella Gurjanova, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Paramphithoe Bruzelius, 18351SpeciesTaxom
Paroediceros G. O. Sars, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Photis Krøyer, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Phronima Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Polycheria Haswell, 18981SpeciesTaxom
Protomedeia Krøyer, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Rhachotropis S. I. Smith, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Salentinella Ruffo, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Skaptopus Thomas and B..., 19831SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Stygobromus Cope, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Thorlaksonius Bousfield an..., 1994
0SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonyx Stebbing, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Trachypleustes Bousfield an..., 1995
0SpeciesTaxom
Westwoodilla Bate, 18572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Ontario
93 Species and 3 Subspecies
Acanthostepheia malmgreni Goës, 1866
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Americhelidium shoemakeri Mills, 1962
Ampelisca eschrichtii Krøyer, 1842
Ampelisca lobata Holmes, 1908Nettles
Ampelisca macrocephala Liljeborg, 1852
Ampithoe longimana Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Ampithoe rubricata Montagu, 1818
Ampithoe valida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Anonyx nugax Phipps, 1774
Aoroides inermis Conlan & Bou..., 1982
Apocorophium lacustre Vanhöffen, 1911
Apohyale prevostii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Arcitalitrus sylvaticus Haswell, 1879Gammarid amphipod
Bactrurus brachycaudus Hubricht & M..., 1940Short-tail bactrurid
Byblis mulleni Dickinson, 1983
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Corophium volutator Pallas, 1766European mud scud
Crangonyx gracilis S.I. Smith, 1871Northern lake crangonyctid
Crangonyx minor Bousfield, 1958Minor cave amphipod
Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958Northern river crangonyctid
Crangonyx rivularis Bousfield, 1958Ontario stream crangonyctid
Crangonyx setodactylus Bousfield, 1958Hairy-fingered crangonyctid
Desdimelita desdichada J.L. Barnard, 1962
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Echinogammarus ischnus Stebbing, 1899Scud
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Ericthonius rubricornis (Stimpson, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius fasciatus Stimpson, 1853
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Gammaracanthus loricatus Sabine, 1821
Gammaropsis ellisi Conlan, 1983
Gammaropsis thompsoni Walker, 1898
Gammarus acherondytes Hubricht & M..., 1940Illinois cave amphipod
Gammarus daiberi Bousfield, 1969
Gammarus duebeni Liljeborg, 1852Bur mallow
Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
Gammarus lacustris G.O. Sars, 1864An Amphipod
Gammarus lawrencianus Bousfield, 1956
Gammarus limnaeus S.I. Smith, 1874Sabinal prairie-clover
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
Gammarus wilkitzkii Birula, 1897
Grandifoxus dixonensis Jarrett & Bo..., 1994
Guernea (Prinassus) reduncans J. L. Barnard, 1958
Harpinia crenulata Boeck, 1871
Heterophoxus conlanae Jarrett & Bo..., 1994
Heterophoxus ellisi Jarrett & Bo..., 1994
Hippomedon granulosus Bulycheva, 1955
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Iphimedia rickettsi Shoemaker, 1931
Laticorophium baconi Shoemaker, 1934
Lepidactylus dytiscus Say, 1818
Leptostenus leptocerus leptocerus Dybowsky, 1874
Leucothoe hyalella
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita palmata Montagu, 1804
Melita plumulosa Zeidler, 1989
Melphisana bola J.L. Barnard, 1962
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Onisimus litoralis Kroyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Orchomenella minuta Kroyer, 1846
Pakynus barnardi Hurley, 1963
Paracaprella tenuis Mayer, 1903
Parametopella cypris Holmes, 1905
Paramphithoe hystrix Ross, 1835
Paroediceros lynceus Sars, 1858
Photis brevipes Shoemaker, 1942Waltham Creek clarkia
Phronima sedentaria Forskal, 1775Parasitic Hyperiid Amphipod
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Podocerus cristatus Thomson, 1879Nudibranch-mimicking Amphipod
Polycheria osborni Calman, 1898
Protomedeia fasciata Krøyer, 1842
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Rhachotropis oculata Hansen, 1888
Salentinella delamarei macrocheles Coineau, 1968
Skaptopus brychius Thomas & Bar..., 1983
Stenothoe minuta Holmes, 1905
Stygobromus clantoni Creaser, 1934Clanton stygobromid
Tmetonyx cicada Fabricius, 1780
Westwoodilla brevicalcar Goës, 1866
Westwoodilla caecula Bate, 1857

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Ontario
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
14
26
27
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
3
6
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
19
35
58
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