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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Rhode Island (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
83
127
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
83
127
174
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
47
72
94
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
27
46
60
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rhode Island
27 Families width 60 Species
#TCAPUHMGILSE
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae (Costa, 1857)4SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae (Hurley, 1963)1SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19454SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps1SpeciesTaxom
Melphidippidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods3SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice1SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids8SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19735SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18913SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae (Stebbing, 1899)1SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)2SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rhode Island
46 Genera with 60 Species
#ABCEGHILMOPRSTU
Americorchestia Bousfield, 18622SpeciesTaxom
Americorophium Bousfield an..., 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Amphiporeia Shoemaker, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Anonyx Krøyer, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Apocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18301SpeciesTaxom
Bemlos Shoemaker, 19091SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Calliopius Lilljeborg, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Casco Shoemaker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Crassicorophium Bousfield & ..., 18591SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 18701SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18731SpeciesTaxom
Eobrolgus J. L. Barnard, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gammarellus Herbst, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1947Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus6SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Haustorius Müller, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Idunella Sars, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheirus Zaddach, 19322SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 01SpeciesTaxom
Metopa Boeck, 18882SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 18021SpeciesTaxom
Parahaustorius Bousfield, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Photis Krøyer, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pontogeneia Boeck, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Ptilohyale Bousfield & ..., 18571SpeciesTaxom
Rhepoxynius J. L. Barnard, 19381SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalus Krøyer, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Stygobromus Cope, 19411SpeciesTaxom
Themisto Guérin-Ménev..., 18252SpeciesTaxom
Unciola Say, 18181SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rhode Island
60 Species
Americorchestia longicornis Say, 1818Common Atlantic sandhopper
Americorchestia megalophthalma Bate, 1862Northern big-eyed sandhopper
Americorophium spinicorne Stimpson, 1857
Ampelisca agassizi Judd, 1896
Ampelisca macrocephala Liljeborg, 1852
Ampelisca spinipes Boeck, 1861
Amphiporeia virginiana Shoemaker, 1933Mt. Lassen clarkia
Ampithoe longimana Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Anonyx lilljeborgi (Boeck, 1871)⇒ Anonyx lilljeborgii Boeck, 1870
Apocorophium lacustre Vanhöffen, 1911
Apohyale prevostii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Bemlos leptocheirus Walker, 1909
Byblis serrata (S.I. Smith, 1873)⇒ Byblis minuticornis Sars, 1879
Calliopius laeviusculus Kroyer, 1838Planktonic Amphipod
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Casco bigelowi Blake, 1929
Crangonyx aberrans S.I. Smith, 1983Aberrant crangonyctid
Crangonyx richmondensis Ellis, 1941Contorted sphagnum
Crassicorophium crassicorne Bruzelius, 1859
Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870Whale-louse
Echinogammarus marinus Leach, 1815
Echinogammarus obtusatus Dahl, 1938
Elasmopus levis (S. I. Smith, 1873)⇒ Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Eobrolgus spinosus Holmes, 1905
Ericthonius rubricornis (Stimpson, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius fasciatus Stimpson, 1853
Gammarellus angulosus Rathke, 1843
Gammaropsis nitida Stimpson, 1853
Gammarus annulatus Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Gammarus daiberi Bousfield, 1969
Gammarus duebeni Liljeborg, 1852Bur mallow
Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
Gammarus mucronatus Say, 1818
Gammarus oceanicus Segerstråle, 1947Oceanic Scud
Harpinia propinqua Sars, 1891
Haustorius canadensis Bousfield, 1962
Hippomedon serratus Holmes, 1903
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Idunella clymenellae Mils, 1962
Leptocheirus pinguis Stimpson, 1853
Leptocheirus plumulosus Shoemaker, 1932Jolon clarkia
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Maera danae Stimpson, 1853
Maera vagans K.H.Barnard, 1940
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Melita parvimana
Metopa cistella J.L. Barnard, 1969
Metopa latimana Hansen, 1888
Orchestia grillus Bosc, 1802
Parahaustorius attenuatus Bousfield, 1965
Photis pollex Walker, 1895
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Pontogeneia inermis Kroyer, 1838
Ptilohyale plumulosus Stimpson, 1857
Rhepoxynius epistomus Shoemaker, 1938
Stegocephalus inflatus Krøyer, 1842
Stenothoe marina Bate, 1857
Stygobromus chamberlaini Ellis, 1941
Themisto compressa (Goës, 1866)⇒ Themisto gaudichaudii Guérin, 1825
Themisto gaudichaudii Guérin, 1825
Unciola irrorata Say, 1818

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Rhode Island
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
8
13
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
3
4
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
15
28
38
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