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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region US Virgin Islands (Caribbean islands)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
111
268
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
111
268
447
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
27
53
66
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
9
12
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for US Virgin Islands
9 Families width 11 Species
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19650SpeciesTaxom
Bateidae Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Colomastigidae Stebbing, 18993SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarididae Lowry & Stod..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19730SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18492SpeciesTaxom
Hadziidae Karaman, 19431SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae Lilljeborg, 18651SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers2SpeciesTaxom


Genera for US Virgin Islands
12 Genera with 11 Species
Ampithoe Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Batea Müller, 19261SpeciesTaxom
Colomastix Grube, 18613SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocaris Boeck, 19341SpeciesTaxom
Elasmopus Costa, 1853
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Metacyclocaris Birstein and..., 19551SpeciesTaxom
Metaniphargus Stephensen, 19421SpeciesTaxom
Nototropis Jordan, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Tethorchestia Bousfield, 19841SpeciesTaxom


Species list for US Virgin Islands
11 Species
Batea cuspidata Shoemaker, 1926
Colomastix bousfieldi LeCroy, 1995
Colomastix gibbosa LeCroy, 1995
Colomastix pusilla Grube, 1861
Cyphocaris johnsoni Shoemaker, 1934
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Metacyclocaris polycheles Birstein & M..., 1955
Metaniphargus beattyi Shoemaker, 1942
Nototropis minikoi A.O. Walker, 1905
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Tethorchestia antillensis Bousfield, 1984

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in US Virgin Islands
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderColomastigidea
Stebbing, 1899
1
1
3
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

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

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
4
6
3
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