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Checklist for Order Amphipoda Latreille, 1816 (Amphipod)
and region Yarmouth County (Nova Scotia, Canada)


Class
 
Malacostraca
Latreille, 1802
Higher Crustaceans, Malacostracans
38
47
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Eumalacostraca
Grobben, 1892
38
47
51
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Peracarida
Calman, 1904
27
33
34
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Amphipoda
Latreille, 1816
Amphipod, Amphipod Tubes, Amphipod Whips, Amphipods, Scuds
12
16
17
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Yarmouth County
12 Families width 17 Species
Caprellidae Leach, 1814Ghost shrimps2SpeciesTaxom
Oedicerotidae Lilljeborg, 18652SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoidae J. L. Barnard, 19651SpeciesTaxom
Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Beach Hoppers2SpeciesTaxom
Gammaridae Leach, 1813Gammarids3SpeciesTaxom
Ampeliscidae Costa, 18571SpeciesTaxom
Hyalellidae Gurjanova, 19531SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassidae (Dana, 1849)1SpeciesTaxom
Melitidae Bousfield, 19732SpeciesTaxom
Pleustidae Bucholz, 18741SpeciesTaxom
Pontoporeiidae Dana, 18530SpeciesTaxom
Allocrangonyctidae Holsinger, 19891SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Yarmouth County
16 Genera with 17 Species
Aeginina Norman, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Ameroculodes Bousfield an..., 19051SpeciesTaxom
Ampithoe Leach, 18181SpeciesTaxom
Arcitalitrus Hurley, 18791SpeciesTaxom
Arrhis Stebbing, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Caprella Lamarck, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Gammarus Fabricius, 1758Freshwater Shrimp Gammarus3SpeciesTaxom
Haploops Liljeborg, 18711SpeciesTaxom
Hyalella Smith, 18581SpeciesTaxom
Lysianassa Milne-Edwards, 18891SpeciesTaxom
Maera Leach, 18531SpeciesTaxom
Megamoera Bate, 18421SpeciesTaxom
Platorchestia Bousfield, 18451SpeciesTaxom
Pleusymtes J. L. Barnard, 18611SpeciesTaxom
Priscillina Stebbing, 1888
0SpeciesTaxom
Pseudoniphargus Chevreux, 19881SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Yarmouth County
17 Species
Aeginina longicornis Krøyer, 1842Long-horned skeleton shrimp
Ameroculodes edwardsi Holmes, 1905
Ampithoe rubricata Montagu, 1818
Arcitalitrus sylvaticus Haswell, 1879Gammarid amphipod
Arrhis phyllonyx Sars, 1858Sea piglet
Caprella linearis Linnaeus, 1767Ghost shrimp
Gammarus duebeni Liljeborg, 1852Bur mallow
Gammarus lawrencianus Bousfield, 1956
Gammarus locusta Linnaeus, 1758Common intertidal amphipod
Haploops setosa Boeck, 1871
Hyalella azteca Saussure, 1858Mexican Freshwater Shrimp
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)⇒ Lysianassa caesarea Ruffo, 1987
Maera danae Stimpson, 1853
Megamoera dentata Krøyer, 1842
Platorchestia platensis Krøyer, 1845Salmon sealouse
Pleusymtes glaber Boeck, 1861
Pseudoniphargus baetis Notenboom, 1988

Subnodes of Amphipoda with occurrences in Yarmouth County
SuborderAmphilochidea
Boeck, 1871
3
4
4
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderGammaridea
Latreille, 1802
Gammarid amphipods
2
2
1
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderSenticaudata
Lowry & Myers, 2013
7
10
12
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