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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region West Virginia (USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
54
86
197
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
52
84
194
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
42
65
106
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
20
33
57
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for West Virginia
20 Families width 57 Species and 1 Subspecies
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids7SpeciesTaxom
Calliopiidae G. O. Sars, 18951SpeciesTaxom
Corophiidae Leach, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Synopiidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods19SpeciesTaxom
Dexaminidae Leach, 18142SpeciesTaxom
Amphilochidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae Dana, 18494SpeciesTaxom
Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 20045SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18653SpeciesTaxom
Aoridae Shoemaker, 19452SpeciesTaxom
Isaeidae Dana, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Phoxocephalidae Sars, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Amaryllididae Lowry & Stod..., 20021SpeciesTaxom
Atylidae (Lilljeborg, 1865)2SpeciesTaxom
Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 20081SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoidae Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Uristidae Hurley, 19631SpeciesTaxom


Genera for West Virginia
33 Genera with 57 Species
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Animoceradocus G. Karaman, 18621SpeciesTaxom
Apherusa Walker, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Apocorophium Bousfield & ..., 19111SpeciesTaxom
Austrosyrrhoe Barnard, 18911SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 18141SpeciesTaxom
Cheirocratus Norman, 18432SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 20035SpeciesTaxom
Dexamine Leach, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Echinogammarus Stebbing, 18991SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1939Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus3SpeciesTaxom
Gitana Boeck, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Guernea Chevreux, 18681SpeciesTaxom
Hippomedon Boeck, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hyperietta Bowman, 19041SpeciesTaxom
Hyperionyx Bowman, 19241SpeciesTaxom
Kroyera Bate, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Leptocheirus Zaddach, 18692SpeciesTaxom
Lestrigonus Milne-Edwards, 18883SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Megamphopus Norman, 18691SpeciesTaxom
Metaphoxus Bonnier, 18901SpeciesTaxom
Neritina1SpeciesTaxom
Nototropis Jordan, 18632SpeciesTaxom
Orchomene Boeck, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Othomaera Krapp-Schickel, 18301SpeciesTaxom
Pontocrates Boeck, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoprotella Mayer, 18041SpeciesTaxom
Socarnes Boeck, 18921SpeciesTaxom
Stenothoe Dana, 18151SpeciesTaxom
Stygobromus Cope, 196714SpeciesTaxom
Synchelidium Sars, 19061SpeciesTaxom
Tmetonyx Stebbing, 17801SpeciesTaxom


Species list for West Virginia
57 Species and 1 Subspecies
Animoceradocus semiserratus Bate, 1862
Apherusa bispinosa Bate, 1857
Apocorophium lacustre Vanhöffen, 1911
Austrosyrrhoe fimbriatus Stebbing & R..., 1891
Caprella acanthifera Leach, 1814Fourpetal St. Johnswort
Cheirocratus assimilis Lilljeborg, 1852Escoba parada
Cheirocratus sundevallii (Rathke, 1843)⇒ Cheirocratus sundevalli Rathke, 1843
Crangonyx floridanus Bousfield, 1963Florida crangonyctid
Crangonyx forbesi Hubricht & M..., 1940Forbes crangonyctid
Crangonyx gracilis S.I. Smith, 1871Northern lake crangonyctid
Crangonyx lewisi Zhang & Hols..., 2003Lewis Cave Amphipod
Crangonyx montanus Zhang & Hols..., 2003
Dexamine thea Boeck, 1861
Echinogammarus ischnus Stebbing, 1899Scud
Gammarus fasciatus Say, 1818
Gammarus minus Say, 1818
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Gitana sarsi Boeck, 1871
Guernea (Guernea) coalita Norman, 1868
Hippomedon denticulatus Bate, 1857
Hyperietta vosseleri Stebbing, 1904
Hyperionyx macrodactylus Stephensen, 1924
Kroyera carinata Bate, 1857
Leptocheirus hirsutimanus Bate, 1862
Leptocheirus pectinatus Norman, 1869
Lestrigonus bengalensis Giles, 1887
Lestrigonus macrophthalmus Vosseler, 1901
Lestrigonus schizogeneios Stebbing, 1888
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Megamphopus cornutus Norman, 1869Evergreen saxifrage
Metaphoxus fultoni Scott, 1890
Neritina crepidularia melanostoma von Martens, 1908
Nototropis swammerdamei Milne-Edwards, 1830
Nototropis vedlomensis (Bate & Westwood, 1863)⇒ Atylus vedlomensis Bate & Westwood, 1862
Orchomene humilis Costa, 1853
Othomaera othonis Milne-Edwards, 1830
Pontocrates arenarius Bate, 1858
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804Skeleton Shrimp
Socarnes erythrophthalmus Robertson, 1892Creeping clover
Stenothoe monoculoides Montagu, 1815
Stygobromus allegheniensis Holsinger, 1967Allegheny cave amphipod
Stygobromus biggersi Holsinger, 1978Biggers cave stygobromid
Stygobromus cooperi Holsinger, 1967Cooper stygobromid
Stygobromus culveri Holsinger, 1978Culver cave stygobromid
Stygobromus emarginatus Hubricht, 1943Greenbrier cave amphipod
Stygobromus franzi Holsinger, 1978Franz stygobromid
Stygobromus gracilipes Holsinger, 1969Shenandoah Valley cave amphipod
Stygobromus mackini Hubricht, 1943Southwestern Virginia cave amphipod
Stygobromus morrisoni Holsinger, 1967Morrison stygobromid
Stygobromus nanus Holsinger, 1978Piddling Pit Cave amphipod
Stygobromus parvus Holsinger, 1969Minute cave amphipod
Stygobromus pollostus Holsinger, 1978Least cave amphipod
Stygobromus redactus Holsinger, 1978Patton Cave amphipod
Stygobromus spinatus Holsinger, 1967Southern West Virginia cave amphipod
Synchelidium maculatum Stebbing, 1906
Tmetonyx cicada Fabricius, 1780

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in West Virginia
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
7
12
12
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
3
4
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderHyperiidea
Milne-Edwards, 1830
Hyperiideans
1
3
5
Family
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
9
14
35
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