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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Rio de Janeiro (Southeast Brazil, Brazil)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
196
500
700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
194
498
700
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
109
281
325
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
42
115
146
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Rio de Janeiro
42 Families width 146 Species
#DAISCHTBPUMLEON
Dogielinotidae (Gurjanova, 1953)1SpeciesTaxom
Amathillopsidae Pirlot, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 185718SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18538SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19659SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18145SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19578SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers8SpeciesTaxom
Bateidae Stebbing, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18916SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 189910SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps10SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19782SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 197313SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)2SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice0SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarididae Lowry & Stod..., 19972SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18713SpeciesTaxom
Platyischnopidae Barnard & Dr..., 19793SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19534SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids1SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Ipanemidae Barnard & Th..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Niphargidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18712SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalopsidae Barnard & Dr..., 19822SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Cheidae Thurston, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Exoedicerotidae Barnard & Dr..., 19821SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Rio de Janeiro
115 Genera with 146 Species
#ABCDEGHIJLMNOPQRSTUV
Allorchestes Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Amathillopsis Heller, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 200717SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisciphotis Pirlot, 19581SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 20024SpeciesTaxom
Andaniexis Stebbing, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Apocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 19993SpeciesTaxom
Apolochus P. M. Hoover..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Atlantorchestoidea Serejo, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Audulla Chevreux, 1901
0SpeciesTaxom
Batea Müller, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Bemlos Shoemaker, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Birubius Barnard & Dr..., 1976
0SpeciesTaxom
Bonnierella Chevreux, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Byblis Boeck, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18365SpeciesTaxom
Carangolioides Sittrop, Ser..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Cerapus Say, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Cheirimedon Stebbing, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Cheiriphotis Walker, 20072SpeciesTaxom
Chelorchestia Bousfield, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Chevalia Walker, 20103SpeciesTaxom
Coronaurothoe Sittrop, Ser..., 20151SpeciesTaxom
Corophium Latreille, 1806
0SpeciesTaxom
Cuneimelita Senna & Serejo, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 1796
0SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 20174SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocaris Boeck, 19052SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18263SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18533SpeciesTaxom
Epereopus Mills, 19671SpeciesTaxom
Epimeria Costa, 19993SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Eudevenopus Thomas & Bar..., 19832SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Eusceliotes Stebbing, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Euscelus Claus, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Grandifoxus J. L. Barnard, 1979
0SpeciesTaxom
Halicoides Walker, 1896
0SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Harpinia Boeck, 1876
0SpeciesTaxom
Harpiniopsis Stephensen, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Heterophoxus Shoemaker, 1925
0SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 18793SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18994SpeciesTaxom
Hyperoche Bovallius, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Idunella Sars, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Ipanema Barnard & Th..., 19881SpeciesTaxom
Isaeopsis Barnard, 1916
0SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Laticorophium Bousfield & ..., 19341SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lepechinella Stebbing, 20091SpeciesTaxom
Leptophoxoides Barnard, 20101SpeciesTaxom
Lestrigonus Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 19983SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgia Bate, 19912SpeciesTaxom
Limnoporeia Fearn-Wannan, 1968
0SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 18081SpeciesTaxom
Maeropsis Chevreux, 1919
0SpeciesTaxom
Megamphopus Norman, 20121SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19402SpeciesTaxom
Metatiron Rabindranath, 19981SpeciesTaxom
Metharpinia Schellenberg, 1931
0SpeciesTaxom
Microphoxus J. L. Barnard, 20023SpeciesTaxom
Monocorophium Bousfield & ..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Monoculodes Stimpson, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Monoliropus Mayer, 20031SpeciesTaxom
Myersius Souza-Filho ..., 20141SpeciesTaxom
Niphargus Schiødte, 19721SpeciesTaxom
Notopoma Lowry & Berents, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Nototropis Jordan, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Oediceroides Stebbing, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Orchestoidea Nacolet, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Parametopella Gurjanova, 1938
0SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscella Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Parhyale Stebbing, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Perioculodes Sars, 18801SpeciesTaxom
Photis Krøyer, 20102SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalopsis Schellenberg, 19311SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalus Stebbing, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18452SpeciesTaxom
Platyischnopus Stebbing, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Pleonexes Bate, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 19961SpeciesTaxom
Pseudaeginella Mayer, 19712SpeciesTaxom
Pseudericthonius Schellenberg, 20142SpeciesTaxom
Pseudharpinia Schellenberg, 20112SpeciesTaxom
Pseudischyrocerus Schellenberg, 20141SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotiron Chevreux, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Puelche Barnard & Clark, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 18523SpeciesTaxom
Quadrivisio Stebbing, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Ruffosius Souza-Filho, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Serejohyale Bousfield & ..., 20011SpeciesTaxom
Simorhynchotus Stebbing, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Streetsia Stebbing, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Sunamphitoe Bate, 1857
0SpeciesTaxom
Synopia Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Syrrhoe Göes, 1865
0SpeciesTaxom
Talitroides Bonnier, 19342SpeciesTaxom
Talitrus Latreille & ..., 18081SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Tetrathyrus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tiburonella Thomas and B..., 19641SpeciesTaxom
Urothoides Stebbing, 1891
0SpeciesTaxom
Vadosiapus Barnard & Th..., 19881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Rio de Janeiro
146 Species
Allorchestes media (Dana, 1853)⇒ Apohyale media Dana, 1853
Amathillopsis atlantica Chevreux, 1908
Ampelisca anae Valério-Bera..., 2008
Ampelisca angraensis Souza-Filho,..., 2009
Ampelisca brevisimulata J.L. Barnard, 1954Grassland pricklypear
Ampelisca burkei J. L. Barnar..., 1989
Ampelisca byblisoides K.H. Barnard, 1926
Ampelisca campensis Valério-Bera..., 2008
Ampelisca cristata Holmes, 1908Nettles
Ampelisca flabellicaudata Valerio-Bera..., 2006
Ampelisca longipropoda Valério-Bera..., 2007
Ampelisca moreirai Valerio-Bera..., 2006
Ampelisca paria Barnard & Agard, 1986
Ampelisca pseudobicarinata Souza-Filho,..., 2009
Ampelisca pugetica Stimpson, 1864Bluewood
Ampelisca romigi J.L. Barnard, 1954Grassland pricklypear
Ampelisca soleata Oliveira, 1955
Ampelisca wakabarae Valério-Bera..., 2008
Ampelisca youngi Valério-Bera..., 2007
Ampelisciphotis podophthalma J.L. Barnard, 1958
Ampithoe longimana Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Ampithoe ramondi Audouin, 1826
Ampithoe rosema Peart, 2007
Ampithoe seticoxae Serejo & Lic..., 2002
Andaniexis mimonectes Ruffo, 1975
Apocorophium acutum Chevreux, 1908
Apohyale media Dana, 1853
Apohyale prevostii Milne-Edwards, 1830
Apohyale wakabarae Serejo, 1999
Apolochus neapolitanus Della Valle, 1893
Atlantorchestoidea brasiliensis Dana, 1853
Batea catharinensis Müller, 1865
Batea intermedia Serejo, 2007
Bemlos unicornis Bynum & Fox, 1977
Bonnierella campensis Souza-Filho ..., 2014
Bonnierella laurensi Souza-Filho ..., 2014
Byblis bjornbergae Valério-Bera..., 2008
Caprella danilevskii Czerniavskii, 1868Skeleton shrimp
Caprella dilatata Krøyer, 1843
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Carangolioides hamatus Sittrop, Ser..., 2015
Cheiriphotis megacheles Giles, 1885
Cheiriphotis neotropicalis Valério-Bera..., 2007
Chelorchestia darwinii Müller, 1864
Chevalia convexa Souza-Filho,..., 2010
Chevalia mexicana Pearse, 1913Desert rose
Chevalia thomasi Souza-Filho,..., 2010
Coronaurothoe rotunda Sittrop, Ser..., 2015
Cuneimelita danielle Senna & Serejo, 2012
Cymadusa filosa (Savigny, 1816)⇒ Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymadusa rasae Andrade & Senna, 2017
Cymadusa tartarugae Andrade & Senna, 2017
Cyphocaris anonyx Boeck, 1871
Cyphocaris richardi Chevreux, 1905
Dulichiella anisochir Krøyer, 1845
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Dulichiella fresnelii Audouin, 1826
Elasmopus brasiliensis Dana, 1855
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Epereopus abyssicola Mills, 1967
Epimeria bathyalis Wakabara & S..., 1999
Epimeria rotunda Wakabara & S..., 1999
Epimeria ultraspinosa Wakabara & S..., 1999
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Eudevenopus capuciatus (Oliveira, 1955)⇒ Eudevenopus honduranus Thomas & J. ..., 1983
Eudevenopus honduranus Thomas & J. ..., 1983
Eurythenes obesus Chevreux, 1905
Gammaropsis palmata Stebbing & R..., 1891
Hyale grimaldii Chevreux, 1891
Hyale macrodactyla Stebbing, 1899
Hyale nigra (Haswell, 1879)⇒ Protohyale niger Haswell, 1879
Hyalella curvispina Shoemaker, 1942
Hyalella lubomirskii Wrzesniowski, 1879
Hyalella pernix Moreira, 1903
Hyalella warmingi Stebbing, 1899
Hyperoche martinezii Müller, 1864
Idunella titinga Wakabara, Ta..., 1988
Ipanema talpa Barnard & Th..., 1988
Jassa slatteryi Conlan, 1990
Laticorophium baconi Shoemaker, 1934
Lembos dentocarpus
Lepechinella hirsuta Sittrop & Se..., 2009
Leptophoxoides marina Senna, 2010
Lestrigonus latissimus Bovallius, 1889Seashore springtail
Leucothoe hyalella
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Leucothoe urospinosa Serejo, 1998
Liljeborgia dubia (Haswell, 1880)⇒ Liljeborgia polosi Barnard, Kar..., 1991
Liljeborgia polosi Barnard, Kar..., 1991
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Megamphopus robustisetae Souza-Filho ..., 2012
Melita mangrovi Oliveira, 1953
Melita orgasmos K.H. Barnard, 1940
Metatiron bonaerensis Alonso de Pina, 1998
Microphoxus breviramus Bustamante, 2002
Microphoxus moraesi Bustamante, 2002
Microphoxus uroserratus Bustamante, 2002
Monocorophium acherusicum Costa, 1853Gammarid
Monoliropus enodis Rayol & Serejo, 2003
Myersius denticaudatus Souza-Filho ..., 2014
Niphargus microcerberus Sket, 1972
Notopoma teresae Souza-Filho ..., 2014
Nototropis minikoi A.O. Walker, 1905
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Parhyale hawaiensis Dana, 1853Beach hopper
Perioculodes aequimanus Korssman, 1880
Photis longicaudata Bate & Westwood, 1862
Photis sarae Souza-Filho ..., 2010
Phoxocephalopsis zimmeri Schellenberg, 1931
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Platorchestia monodi Stock, 1996
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Pleonexes kava Myers, 1985
Podocerus fissipes Serejo, 1996
Pseudaeginella arraialensis Ros, Lacerda..., 2017
Pseudaeginella montoucheti Quitete, 1971
Pseudericthonius bousfieldi Souza-Filho ..., 2014
Pseudericthonius concavus Souza-Filho ..., 2014
Pseudharpinia ovata Senna, 2010
Pseudharpinia tupinamba Senna & Souz..., 2011
Pseudischyrocerus caecus Souza-Filho ..., 2014
Puelche orensanzi Barnard & Clark, 1982
Quadrimaera inaequipes A. Costa, 1851
Quadrimaera pieteri Krapp-Schick..., 2000
Quadrimaera quadrimana Dana, 1852
Quadrivisio lutzi Shoemaker, 1933
Ruffosius fluminensis Souza-Fihlo, 2011
Serejohyale youngi Serejo, 2001
Simorhynchotus antennarius Claus, 1871
Stenothoe georgiana Bynum & Fox, 1977
Stenothoe valida Dana, 1852Gammarid
Synopia ultramarina Dana, 1853
Talitroides alluaudi Chevreux, 1896Gammarid amphipod
Talitroides topitotum Burt, 1934Gammarid
Talitrus saltator Montagu, 1808Pinkbract manzanita
Talorchestia tucurauna Müller, 1864
Tetrathyrus forcipatus Claus, 1879
Thyropus sphaeroma Claus, 1879
Tiburonella viscana J.L. Barnard, 1964
Vadosiapus copacabanus Barnard & Th..., 1988

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Rio de Janeiro
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
14
32
31
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
8
19
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
5
8
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
15
56
81
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Amphipoda at artfakta.se
Amphipoda at biodiversity.org.au
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Amphipoda at gbif.org
Amphipoda at irmng.org
Amphipoda at itis.gov
Amphipoda at marinespecies.org