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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Orkney Islands (Northern Isles, United Kingdom)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
57
80
119
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
56
79
118
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
34
48
64
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
19
29
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Orkney Islands
19 Families width 42 Species
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods1SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Acanthogammaridae Garjajeff, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids5SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18493SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18912SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids1SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19782SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Orkney Islands
29 Genera with 42 Species
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Ampelisca Krøyer, 18563SpeciesTaxom
Bathyporeia Lindström, 18553SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18384SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Crassicorophium Bousfield & ..., 18592SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Diplacanthus Kamaltynov, 01SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1912Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus3SpeciesTaxom
Guernea Chevreux, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Iphimedia Rathke, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Megamphopus Norman, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Metaphoxus Bonnier, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Microprotopus Norman, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 17661SpeciesTaxom
Orchomene Boeck, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Parapleustes Buchholz, 18821SpeciesTaxom
Pariambus Stebbing, 18441SpeciesTaxom
Perioculodes Sars, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalus Stebbing, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Themisto Guérin-Ménev..., 18251SpeciesTaxom
Tryphosites Sars, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Urothoe Dana, 18572SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Orkney Islands
42 Species
Ampelisca brevicornis Costa, 1853
Ampelisca tenuicornis Liljeborg, 1855Smooth fanpetals
Ampelisca typica Bate, 1856
Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 1938Sand digger shrimp
Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana Bate, 1856
Bathyporeia pilosa Lindstrom, 1855Newberry's velvetmallow
Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella septentrionalis Krøyer, 1838
Corophium volutator Pallas, 1766European mud scud
Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958Northern river crangonyctid
Crassicorophium bonellii Milne Edwards, 1830
Crassicorophium crassicorne Bruzelius, 1859
Dexamine thea Boeck, 1861
Diplacanthus crassispinus
Echinogammarus finmarchicus Dahl, 1938
Echinogammarus obtusatus Dahl, 1938
Gammarus duebeni Liljeborg, 1852Bur mallow
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Gammarus zaddachi Sexton, 1912Desert suncup
Guernea (Guernea) coalita Norman, 1868
Hippomedon denticulatus Bate, 1857
Iphimedia obesa Rathke, 1843
Jassa falcata (Montagu, 1808)⇒ Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905
Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905Tube dwelling amphipod
Megamphopus cornutus Norman, 1869Evergreen saxifrage
Metaphoxus fultoni Scott, 1890
Microprotopus maculatus Norman, 1867Wedgeleaf saxifrage
Orchestia gammarellus Pallas, 1766Beach-flea
Orchomene humilis Costa, 1853
Parapleustes assimilis Sars, 1882
Pariambus typicus Kröyer, 1844
Perioculodes longimanus Bate & Westwood, 1868
Phoxocephalus holbolli Kroyer, 1842
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Synchelidium maculatum Stebbing, 1906
Themisto gaudichaudii Guérin, 1825
Tryphosites longipes Bate & Westwood, 1861
Urothoe elegans Bate, 1857
Urothoe marina Bate, 1857

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Orkney Islands
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
5
9
9
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
4
5
10
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
9
14
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