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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Southern Africa (Africa)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
333
1353
3152
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
330
1350
3144
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
194
736
1687
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
93
307
569
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Southern Africa
93 Families width 569 Species and 6 Subspecies
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Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20024SpeciesTaxom
Amathillopsidae Pirlot, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 185723SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 18715SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 196514SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 194522SpeciesTaxom
Arcitalitridae Myers & Lowry, 20200SpeciesTaxom
Argissidae Walker, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Aristiidae Lowry & Stod..., 19972SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18654SpeciesTaxom
Bolttsiidae Barnard & Ka..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18957SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps27SpeciesTaxom
Cardenioidae Barnard & Ka..., 19871SpeciesTaxom
Ceinidae J. L. Barnard, 19724SpeciesTaxom
Cheirocratidae Ren, 20061SpeciesTaxom
Cheluridae Allman, 18471SpeciesTaxom
Colomastigidae Stebbing, 18996SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 181413SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae Rafinesque, 1815Whale lice7SpeciesTaxom
Cyllopodidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarididae Lowry & Stod..., 19974SpeciesTaxom
Cyproideidae J. L. Barnard, 19744SpeciesTaxom
Dairellidae Bovallius, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Didymocheliidae Bellan-Santi..., 19861SpeciesTaxom
Dogielinotidae Gurjanova, 19532SpeciesTaxom
Eophliantidae Sheard, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Epimeriidae Boeck, 18716SpeciesTaxom
Eriopisidae Lowry & Myers, 20132SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 188816SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids21SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19062SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19578SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids5SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiopsidae Bovallius, 18861SpeciesTaxom
Ingolfiellidae Hansen, 19030SpeciesTaxom
Iphimediidae Boeck, 18719SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 185318SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 189926SpeciesTaxom
Kamakidae Myers & Lowry, 20033SpeciesTaxom
Lanceolidae Bovallius, 18875SpeciesTaxom
Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 189910SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 184946SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 200812SpeciesTaxom
Megaluropidae Thomas & Bar..., 19872SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 197330SpeciesTaxom
Microphasmatidae (Stephensen &..., 1931)1SpeciesTaxom
Micruropodidae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Mimonectidae Bovallius, 18851SpeciesTaxom
Neomegamphopidae Myers, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Niphargidae Bousfield, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Ochlesidae Stebbing, 19102SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 186510SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Paramelitidae Bousfield, 19777SpeciesTaxom
Paraphronimidae Bovallius, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pardaliscidae Boeck, 18714SpeciesTaxom
Phliantidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Photidae (Boeck, 1871)2SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 189113SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18154SpeciesTaxom
Phrosinidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Platyischnopidae Barnard & Dr..., 19792SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18627SpeciesTaxom
Pleioplateidae Barnard, 19781SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 181412SpeciesTaxom
Pontogeneiidae Stebbing, 19063SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18535SpeciesTaxom
Pronoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Protorchestiidae Myers & Lowry, 20202SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Scinidae Stebbing, 18889SpeciesTaxom
Scopelocheiridae Lowry & Stod..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Sebidae Walker, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Stegocephalidae Dana, 185210SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 187110SpeciesTaxom
Sternophysingidae Holsinger, 19923SpeciesTaxom
Stilipididae Holmes, 19082SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers22SpeciesTaxom
Temnophliantidae Griffiths, 19752SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19634SpeciesTaxom
Urohaustoriidae Barnard & Dr..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Urothoidae Bousfield, 19789SpeciesTaxom
Vibiliidae Dana, 18525SpeciesTaxom

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Southern Africa
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
22
100
163
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderColomastigidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
1
6
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
13
32
61
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
17
29
55
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiopsidea
Bovallius, 1886
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderIngolfiellidea
Hansen, 1903
1
2
0
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
38
142
283
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