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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Red Sea (Indian Ocean)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
117
408
800
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
116
406
798
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
39
79
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
19
28
31
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Red Sea
19 Families width 31 Species
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18624SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Colomastigidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeopsidae Chevreux, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Phrosinidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Pronoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18990SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Red Sea
28 Genera with 31 Species
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Amphithoides Kossmann, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Amphithyrus Claus, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Calamorhynchus Streets, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 18561SpeciesTaxom
Colomastix Grube, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Cyproidea Haswell, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminoculus Lowry, 19231SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Glossocephalus Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Ichnopus Costa, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17894SpeciesTaxom
Linguimaera Pirlot, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Lycaea Dana, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeopsis Claus, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalus Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Paradeutella Mayer, 19281SpeciesTaxom
Parascelus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Paratyphis Claus, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Perioculodes Sars, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Primno Guérin Ménev..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Pronoe Guérin Ménev..., 18361SpeciesTaxom
Protella Dana, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Rhabdosoma White, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Siphonoecetes Krøyer, 1845
0SpeciesTaxom
Synopia Dana, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathyrus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Red Sea
31 Species
Amphithoides longicornis Kossmann, 1880Alaska wild rhubarb
Amphithyrus glaber Spandl, 1924
Amphithyrus similis Claus, 1879
Ampithoe ramondi Audouin, 1826
Calamorhynchus pellucidus Streets, 1878
Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) rubromaculatus Stimpson, 1856
Colomastix hamifera Kossmann, 1880
Cyproidea ornata Haswell, 1879Ladybug Amphipod
Dexaminoculus grobbeni Spandl, 1923
Elasmopus erythraeus Kossmann, 1880
Glossocephalus milneedwardsi Bovallius, 1887
Ichnopus serricrus Walker, 1909
Leucothoe bannwarthi Schellenberg, 1928
Leucothoe crassimana Kossmann, 1880
Leucothoe furina Savigny, 1816
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Linguimaera mannarensis Sivaprakasam, 1968
Lycaea pulex Marion, 1874
Lycaeopsis zamboangae Stebbing, 1888
Lysianassa cinghalensis Stebbing, 1897
Oxycephalus latirostris Clans, 1889
Paradeutella multispinosa Schellenberg, 1928
Parascelus edwardsi Claus, 1879
Paratyphis promontori Stebbing, 1888
Perioculodes aequimanus Korssman, 1880
Primno latreillei Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Pronoe capito Guérin-Ménev..., 1836
Protella similis Mayer, 1903Pink-eyed Skeleton Shrimp
Rhabdosoma whitei Bate, 1862
Synopia orientalis Kossmann, 1880
Tetrathyrus forcipatus Claus, 1879

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Red Sea
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
3
4
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderColomastigidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
7
12
13
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
5
8
7
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