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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Worcester County (Massachusetts, USA)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
36
43
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
36
43
63
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
22
26
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
9
10
14
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
9 Families width 14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18570SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973Gammarid amphipods3SpeciesTaxom
Ischyroceridae (Stebbing, 1899)1SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)2SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids4SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoidae Dana, 18521SpeciesTaxom
Eusiridae Stebbing, 18881SpeciesTaxom
Salentinellidae Bousfield, 19771SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
10 Genera with 14 Species
Ampelisca Krøyer, 1842
0SpeciesTaxom
Crangonyx Bate, 19413SpeciesTaxom
Ericthonius Milne-Edwards, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Eurythenes S. I. Smith, 18221SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1939Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus4SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Leucothoe Leach, 01SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Rhachotropis S. I. Smith, 17801SpeciesTaxom
Salentinella Ruffo, 19681SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Worcester County (Massachusetts)
14 Species and 1 Subspecies
Crangonyx aberrans S.I. Smith, 1983Aberrant crangonyctid
Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958Northern river crangonyctid
Crangonyx richmondensis Ellis, 1941Contorted sphagnum
Ericthonius brasiliensis (Dana, 1853)⇒ Ericthonius punctatus Bate, 1857
Eurythenes gryllus Lichtenstein, 1822Amphipod
Gammarus annulatus Smith, 1873Comanche Peak prairie clover
Gammarus mucronatus Say, 1818
Gammarus palustris Bousfield, 1969
Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939Fewflower evening primrose
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Leucothoe hyalella
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Rhachotropis aculeata Lepechin, 1780
Salentinella delamarei macrocheles Coineau, 1968

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Worcester County (Massachusetts)
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
1
1
0
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
5
5
10
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