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


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
97
199
330
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
43
81
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
19
38
46
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tunisia
19 Families width 46 Species
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18570SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19455SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps5SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19652SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids7SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19736SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18992SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Iulopididae Zeidler, 20041SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae (Boeck, 1871)2SpeciesTaxom
Parascelidae Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tunisia
38 Genera with 46 Species
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Ampelisca Krøyer, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Aora Krøyer, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Apocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19081SpeciesTaxom
Apolochus P. M. Hoover..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Autonoe Bruzelius, 18931SpeciesTaxom
Britorchestia Lowry & Bopiah, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18362SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 18161SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18131SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 19243SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Gammarella Bate, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 19251SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1966Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus3SpeciesTaxom
Hamimaera Krapp-Schickel, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Iulopis Bovallius, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 19901SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheirus Zaddach, 18442SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Medicorophium Bousfield & ..., 18931SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19391SpeciesTaxom
Microdeutopus Costa, 18431SpeciesTaxom
Microprotopus Norman, 18671SpeciesTaxom
Paracaprella Mayer, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Peramphithoe Conlan & Bou..., 19651SpeciesTaxom
Perioculodes Sars, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Phtisica Slabber, 17691SpeciesTaxom
Polycheria Haswell, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudolirius Mayer, 18971SpeciesTaxom
Pseudotiron Chevreux, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Rhipidogammarus Stock, 18781SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 19042SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 18922SpeciesTaxom
Talitrus Latreille & ..., 18081SpeciesTaxom
Thyropus Dana, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Tritaeta Boeck, 18621SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tunisia
46 Species
Aora spinicornis Afonso, 1976
Apocorophium acutum Chevreux, 1908
Apolochus neapolitanus Della Valle, 1893
Autonoe spiniventris Della Valle, 1893
Britorchestia brito Stebbing, 1891
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818Skeleton shrimp
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836Amphipod
Cymadusa filosa (Savigny, 1816)⇒ Cymadusa ledoyeri Peart, 2004
Dexamine spinosa Montagu, 1813
Echinogammarus pungens (H. Milne Edw..., 1840)⇒ Echinogammarus planicrurus Reid, 1940
Echinogammarus simoni Chevreux, 1894
Echinogammarus tacapensis Chevreux & G..., 1924
Elasmopus pectenicrus Bate, 1862
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853Gammarid
Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Gammarella fucicola Leach, 1814
Gammaropsis togoensis Schellenberg, 1925
Gammarus crinicornis Stock, 1966Oahu chewstick
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Gammarus subtypicus Stock, 1966
Hamimaera hamigera Haswell, 1879
Iulopis loveni Bovallius, 1887
Jassa slatteryi Conlan, 1990
Leptocheirus hirsutimanus Bate, 1862
Leptocheirus pilosus (Zaddach, 1844)⇒ Leptocheirus hirsutimanus Bate, 1862
Leucothoe incisa Robertson, 1892Creeping clover
Maera grossimana Montagu, 1808
Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
Medicorophium runcicorne Della Valle, 1893
Melita hergensis Reid, 1939
Microdeutopus anomalus Rathke, 1843
Microprotopus maculatus Norman, 1867Wedgeleaf saxifrage
Paracaprella pusilla Mayer, 1890Skeleton shrimp
Peramphithoe plea J.L. Barnard, 1965
Perioculodes longimanus Bate & Westwood, 1868
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769Ghost Shrimp
Pseudolirius kroyeri Haller, 1897
Pseudotiron bouvieri Chevreux, 1895
Rhipidogammarus rhipidiophorus Catta, 1878
Stenothoe elachista Krapp Schickel, 1975
Stenothoe gallensis (Walker, 1904)⇒ Stenothoe eduardi Krapp Schickel, 1975
Synchelidium haplocheles (Grube, 1864)⇒ Synchelidium intermedium Sars, 1892
Synchelidium intermedium Sars, 1892
Talitrus saltator Montagu, 1808Pinkbract manzanita
Thyropus sphaeroma Claus, 1879
Tritaeta gibbosa Bate, 1862

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Tunisia
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
4
5
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
3
5
3
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
2
2
2
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
10
26
34
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