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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Vancouver Island (British Columbia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
120
250
404
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
119
249
402
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
72
147
188
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
41
88
115
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Vancouver Island
41 Families width 115 Species and 2 Subspecies
#MDOCAHSILPTEV
Melitidae Bousfield, 19738SpeciesTaxom
Dogielinotidae Gurjanova, 19530SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18656SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18143SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18574SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19658SpeciesTaxom
Anisogammaridae Bousfield, 19775SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19456SpeciesTaxom
Hyalidae Bulycheva, 19574SpeciesTaxom
Aristiidae Lowry & Stod..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods4SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps9SpeciesTaxom
Melphidippidae Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Cyamidae (Rafinesque, 1815)Whale lice2SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocarididae Lowry & Stod..., 19971SpeciesTaxom
Cystisomatidae Willemöes-Suhm, 18751SpeciesTaxom
Haustoriidae Stebbing, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 18997SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18496SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18745SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Hyperiidae Dana, 1853Hyperiids5SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers4SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalidae Dana, 18522SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18885SpeciesTaxom
Paraphronimidae Bovallius, 18870SpeciesTaxom
Phronimidae Rafinesque, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Podoceridae Leach, 18140SpeciesTaxom
Phrosinidae Dana, 18523SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom
Scinidae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Lycaeidae Claus, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Vibiliidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Vancouver Island
88 Genera with 115 Species
#ABCDEGHIJKLMNOPRSTVW
Abludomelita Karaman, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Allorchestes Dana, 1849
0SpeciesTaxom
Americhelidium Bousfield an..., 19622SpeciesTaxom
Americorophium Bousfield an..., 18571SpeciesTaxom
Ampelisca Krøyer, 18644SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18735SpeciesTaxom
Anisogammarus Derzhavin, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Aoroides Walker, 19825SpeciesTaxom
Apohyale Bousfield & ..., 18531SpeciesTaxom
Aristias Boeck, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Bactrurus Hay, 19401SpeciesTaxom
Bathymedon Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Bruzelia Boeck, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18718SpeciesTaxom
Casco Shoemaker, 19291SpeciesTaxom
Ceradocus Costa, 19081SpeciesTaxom
Columbaora Conlan and B..., 19821SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 19412SpeciesTaxom
Cyamus Latreille, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Cymadusa Savigny, 19121SpeciesTaxom
Cyphocaris Boeck, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Cystisoma Guérin-Ménev..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Desdimelita Jarrett and ..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Dulichiella Stout, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Eogammarus Birstein, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Eohaustorius J. L. Barnard, 1957
0SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 1830
0SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Gammaropsis Liljeborg, 1855
0SpeciesTaxom
Gnathopleustes Bousfield an..., 18532SpeciesTaxom
Guernea Chevreux, 1887
0SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 19821SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Hyperia Desmarest, 18892SpeciesTaxom
Hyperoche Bovallius, 18382SpeciesTaxom
Ischyrocerus Krøyer, 19131SpeciesTaxom
Jassa Leach, 19904SpeciesTaxom
Kamptopleustes Hendrycks & ..., 20041SpeciesTaxom
Lepidactylus Say, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Megalorchestia Brandt, 18532SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 18422SpeciesTaxom
Melita Leach, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Melphidippa Boeck, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Metacaprella Mayer, 18641SpeciesTaxom
Metopa Boeck, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Microjassa Stebbing, 19542SpeciesTaxom
Monocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19372SpeciesTaxom
Monoculodes Stimpson, 18661SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Orchestia Leach, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Orchomene Boeck, 1871
0SpeciesTaxom
Orchomenella Sars, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Oxycephalus Milne-Edwards, 18871SpeciesTaxom
Pacifoculodes Bousfield an..., 19381SpeciesTaxom
Parallorchestes Shoemaker, 20022SpeciesTaxom
Paramoera Miers, 19582SpeciesTaxom
Paraphronima Claus, 1879
0SpeciesTaxom
Photis Krøyer, 19621SpeciesTaxom
Phronima Latreille, 17751SpeciesTaxom
Pleusirus J. L. Barnard, 19691SpeciesTaxom
Podocerus Leach, 1814
0SpeciesTaxom
Polycheria Haswell, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Pontogeneia Boeck, 19512SpeciesTaxom
Prachynella Barnard, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Primno Guérin Ménev..., 18363SpeciesTaxom
Protohyale Bousfield & ..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Ramellogammarus Bousfield, 19792SpeciesTaxom
Rhachotropis S. I. Smith, 19951SpeciesTaxom
Rhepoxynius J. L. Barnard, 19941SpeciesTaxom
Salentinella Ruffo, 19681SpeciesTaxom
Scina Prestandrea, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Socarnes Boeck, 18381SpeciesTaxom
Streetsia Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Stygobromus Cope, 19871SpeciesTaxom
Sunamphitoe Bate, 19382SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 1895
0SpeciesTaxom
Syrrhoe Göes, 19641SpeciesTaxom
Talorchestia Dana, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Tethygeneia J. L. Barnard, 1972
0SpeciesTaxom
Themisto Guérin-Ménev..., 18881SpeciesTaxom
Thorlaksonius Bousfield an..., 19941SpeciesTaxom
Traskorchestia Bousfield, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Tryphana Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Vibilia Milne-Edwards, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Westwoodilla Bate, 20022SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Vancouver Island
115 Species and 2 Subspecies
Abludomelita californica Alderman, 1936
Americhelidium rectipalmum Mills, 1962
Americhelidium shoemakeri Mills, 1962
Americorophium spinicorne Stimpson, 1857
Ampelisca fageri Dickinson, 1982
Ampelisca hancocki J.L. Barnard, 1954Grassland pricklypear
Ampelisca lobata Holmes, 1908Nettles
Ampelisca pugetica Stimpson, 1864Bluewood
Ampithoe dalli Shoemaker, 1938Merced clarkia
Ampithoe lacertosa Bate, 1858
Ampithoe sectimana Conlan & Bou..., 1982
Ampithoe simulans (Aldeman, 1936)⇒ Ampithoe dalli Shoemaker, 1938
Ampithoe valida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Anisogammarus pugettensis Dana, 1853
Aoroides columbiae (Walker, 1898)⇒ Aoroides spinosus Conlan & Bou..., 1982
Aoroides exilis Conlan & Bou..., 1982
Aoroides inermis Conlan & Bou..., 1982
Aoroides intermedius Conlan & Bou..., 1982
Aoroides spinosus Conlan & Bou..., 1982
Apohyale pugettensis Dana, 1853
Aristias pacificus Schellenberg, 1936
Bactrurus brachycaudus Hubricht & M..., 1940Short-tail bactrurid
Caprella alaskana Mayer, 1903
Caprella californica Stimpson, 1857Skeleton Shrimp
Caprella incisa Mayer, 1903
Caprella laeviuscula Mayer, 1903
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935A skeleton shrimp
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Caprella striata Mayer, 1903
Caprella verrucosa Boeck, 1871
Casco bigelowi Blake, 1929
Ceradocus spinicauda Holmes, 1908
Columbaora cyclocoxa Conlan & Bou..., 1982
Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958Northern river crangonyctid
Crangonyx richmondensis Ellis, 1941Contorted sphagnum
Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870Whale-louse
Cyamus ceti (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870
Cymadusa uncinata Stout, 1912
Cyphocaris challengeri Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Cystisoma fabricii Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Desdimelita microdentata Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Dulichiella appendiculata Say, 1818
Eogammarus confervicolus Stimpson, 1856
Eogammarus oclairi Bousfield, 1979
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Gnathopleustes pachychaetus Bousfield & ..., 1995
Gnathopleustes pugettensis Dana, 1853
Hippomedon columbianus Jarrett & Bo..., 1982
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Hyperia medusarum Muller, 1776
Hyperia spinigera Bovallius, 1889
Hyperoche mediterranea Senna, 1908
Hyperoche medusarum Kroyer, 1838
Ischyrocerus parvus Stout, 1913River-bank grape
Jassa borowskyae Conlan, 1990
Jassa morinoi Conlan, 1990
Jassa slatteryi Conlan, 1990
Jassa staudei Conlan, 1990
Kamptopleustes spinosus Hendrycks & ..., 2004
Lepidactylus dytiscus Say, 1818
Leucothoe spinicarpa Abildgaard, 1789
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Megalorchestia californiana Brandt, 1851California beach flea
Megalorchestia pugettensis Dana, 1853
Megamoera borealis Jarrett & Bo..., 1996
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Melita nitida Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Melita oregonensis J.L. Barnard, 1954Grassland pricklypear
Metacaprella kennerlyi Stimpson, 1864
Metopa cistella J.L. Barnard, 1969
Microjassa boreopacifica Conlan, 1995
Microjassa litotes J. L. Barnard, 1954Grassland pricklypear
Monocorophium acherusicum Costa, 1853Gammarid
Monocorophium insidiosum Crawford, 1937
Monoculodes latimanus Goës, 1866
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Orchestia traskiana Stimpson, 1857
Orchomenella obtusa Sars, 1891
Oxycephalus clausi Bovallius, 1887
Pacifoculodes zernovi Gurjanova, 1938
Parallorchestes americana Bousfield, 1981
Parallorchestes cowani Bousfield & ..., 2002
Paramoera bousfieldi Staude, 1995
Paramoera columbiana Bousfield, 1958
Photis bifurcata J.L. Barnard, 1962
Phronima sedentaria Forskal, 1775Parasitic Hyperiid Amphipod
Pleusirus secorrus J.L. Barnard, 1969
Polycheria carinata Bousfield & ..., 1994
Pontogeneia ivanovi Gurjanova, 1951
Pontogeneia kondakovi Gurjanova, 1951
Prachynella lodo J.L. Barnard, 1964Sagebrush cholla
Primno abyssalis Bowman, 1968
Primno brevidens Bowman, 1978
Primno macropa Guérin-Ménev..., 1836
Protohyale (Boreohyale) jarrettae Bousfield & ..., 2002
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Ramellogammarus ramellus Weckel, 1907
Ramellogammarus vancouverensis Bousfield, 1979
Rhachotropis barnardi Bousfield & ..., 1995
Rhepoxynius boreovariatus Jarrett & Bo..., 1994
Salentinella delamarei macrocheles Coineau, 1968
Scina rattrayi Stebbing, 1895Hame
Socarnes vahlii Kroyer, 1838
Streetsia challengeri Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Stygobromus quatsinensis Holsinger & ..., 1987Vancouver Island cave amphipod
Sunamphitoe humeralis Stimpson, 1864Kelp Curler Amphipod
Sunamphitoe lindbergi Gurjanova, 1938
Syrrhoe longifrons Shoemaker, 1964Winecup clarkia
Themisto pacifica Stebbing, 1888
Thorlaksonius truncatus Bousfield & ..., 1994
Traskorchestia traskiana Stimpson, 1857
Tryphana malmii Boeck, 1871
Vibilia australis Stebbing, 1888Chinalaurel
Westwoodilla caecula Bate, 1857
Westwoodilla tone Jansen, 2002

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Vancouver Island
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
11
29
29
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
4
7
7
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
9
12
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
17
40
64
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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Amphipoda at itis.gov
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