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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
157
518
1014
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
156
517
1012
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
67
156
237
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
25
43
54
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
25 Families width 54 Species and 1 Subspecies
#ACMIPGHELNOST
Amphilochidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18573SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19655SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19453SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps6SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19733SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Pronoidae Dana, 18524SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18872SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids1SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelidae Bate, 18623SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19573SpeciesTaxom
Photidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Eulimnogammaridae Kamaltynov, 19991SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)1SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Neomegamphopidae Myers, 19811SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae (Leach, 1814)1SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae (Boeck, 1871)2SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
43 Genera with 54 Species
#ABCEGHLMNOPQRST
Afrogitanopsis Karaman, 19741SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 19673SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18261SpeciesTaxom
Bemlos Shoemaker, 19701SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18182SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 18794SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18572SpeciesTaxom
Eupronoe Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Eurystheus Bate, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Eusceliotes Stebbing, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Euscelus Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 0Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus1SpeciesTaxom
Globosolembos Myers, 19751SpeciesTaxom
Hemiaegina Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Hemityphis Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Hyale Rathke, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Latigammaropsis Myers, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lembos Bate, 01SpeciesTaxom
Leptostenus Bazikalova, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17893SpeciesTaxom
Lycaea Dana, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Mallacoota Barnard, 19011SpeciesTaxom
Metaprotella Mayer, 19971SpeciesTaxom
Monocorophium Bousfield & ..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Neomegamphopus Shoemaker, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Oediceroides Stebbing, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Paradeutella Mayer, 1890
0SpeciesTaxom
Parapronoe Claus, 03SpeciesTaxom
Photis Krøyer, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Platyscelus Bate, 18792SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Protella Dana, 19031SpeciesTaxom
Protohyale Bousfield & ..., 18991SpeciesTaxom
Quadrimaera Krapp-Schick..., 19381SpeciesTaxom
Quadrivisio Stebbing, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Ruffohyale Bousfield & ..., 19131SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Talitroides Bonnier, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
54 Species and 1 Subspecies
Afrogitanopsis paguri Myers, 1974
Ampelisca abyssicola Stebbing, 1888
Ampelisca brevicornis Costa, 1853
Ampelisca tulearensis Ledoyer, 1967
Ampithoe ramondi Audouin, 1826
Bemlos quadrimanus Sivaprakasam, 1970
Caprella aequilibra (Say, 1818)⇒ Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Cymadusa filosa (Savigny, 1816)⇒ Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymadusa imbroglio Rabindranath, 1972
Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Cymadusa setosa Haswell, 1879
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Eupronoe armata Claus, 1879
Eurystheus afra (Stebbing, 1888)⇒ Latigammaropsis afra Stebbing, 1888
Eusceliotes robustus Claus, 1879
Euscelus robustus Claus, 1879
Gammarus scirtes
Globosolembos ruffoi Myers, 1975
Hemiaegina minuta Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Hemityphis tenuimanus Claus, 1879
Hyale galateae Stebbing, 1899
Latigammaropsis afra Stebbing, 1888
Lembos dentocarpus
Leptostenus leptocerus nematocerus Dybowsky, 1874
Leucothoe bannwarthi Schellenberg, 1928
Leucothoe furina Savigny, 1816
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Lycaea nasuta Claus, 1879
Lycaea pachypoda Claus, 1879
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Mallacoota insignis Chevreux, 1901
Metaprotella ungunja Larsen, 1997
Monocorophium acherusicum Costa, 1853Gammarid
Neomegamphopus kunduchii Myers, 1973
Oediceroides antennatus K.H. Barnard, 1937
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Parapronoe crustulum Claus, 1879
Parapronoe parva Claus, 1879
Parapronoe porcellus
Photis longimana Walker, 1904
Platyscelus armatus Claus, 1879
Platyscelus crustulatus Claus, 1879
Podocerus brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Protella similis Mayer, 1903Pink-eyed Skeleton Shrimp
Protohyale galateae Stebbing, 1899
Quadrimaera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938
Quadrivisio chevreuxi Gordon & Monod, 1968
Ruffohyale jeanneli Chevreux, 1913
Stenothoe eduardi Krapp Schickel, 1975
Stenothoe gallensis (Walker, 1904)⇒ Stenothoe eduardi Krapp Schickel, 1975
Talitroides topitotum Burt, 1934Gammarid

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Tanzania
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
5
5
8
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
4
8
11
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
15
29
32
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