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Family: Gammaridae



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44 species (see list below)
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Allomelita pellucida
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Chaetogammarus marinus
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Cheirocratus assimilis
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Cheirocratus intermedius
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Cheirocratus spinibasus
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Cheirocratus sundevallii
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Echinogammarus berilloni
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Echinogammarus finmarchicus
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Echinogammarus ischnus
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Echinogammarus mazestiensis
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Echinogammarus obtusatus
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Echinogammarus stoerensis
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Gammarus acherondytes
[Illinois cave amphipod]
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Gammarus aequicauda
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Gammarus annulatus
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Gammarus bousfieldi
[Bousfield amphipod]
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Gammarus chevreuxi
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Gammarus crinicornis
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Gammarus daiberi
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Gammarus desperatus
[Bitter lakes amphipod]
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Gammarus duebeni
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Gammarus fasciatus
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Gammarus hyalelloides
[Diminutive amphipod]
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Max. Length 0.1 cm BL
 
Gammarus inaequicauda
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Photo by Tiralongo, Francesco

Northeast Atlantic and th
Max. Length 1.9 cm BL
Gammarus insensibilis Stock, 1966

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Gammarus insensibilis
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Gammarus jenneri
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Gammarus lacustris
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Gammarus lawrencianus
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Gammarus locusta
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Gammarus mucronatus
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Gammarus oceanicus
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Gammarus palustris
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Gammarus pecos
[Pecos amphipod]
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Gammarus pulex
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Gammarus salinus
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Gammarus setosus
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Gammarus subtypicus
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Gammarus tigrinus
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Max. Length 6.2 cm BL
 
Gammarus wilkitzkii
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Gammarus zaddachi
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Marinogammarus obtusatus
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Metaceradocoides vitjazi
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Metaceradocus atlanticus
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Metaceradocus whakatane
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Allomelita pellucida 1882
Chaetogammarus marinus 1815
Cheirocratus assimilis Northeast Atlantic 1852
Cheirocratus intermedius Northeast Atlantic 1894
Cheirocratus spinibasus Western Central Pacific 1984
Cheirocratus sundevallii Northeast Atlantic 1843
Echinogammarus berilloni Northeast Atlantic 1878
Echinogammarus finmarchicus Northern Atlantic 1838
Echinogammarus ischnus Ponto-Caspian. 1899
Echinogammarus mazestiensis Ponto-Caspian. 2021
Echinogammarus obtusatus Northwest Atlantic 1938
Echinogammarus stoerensis Northeast Atlantic 1938
Gammarus acherondytes Illinois cave amphipod To be filled. 1940
Gammarus aequicauda Mediterranean Sea. 1931
Gammarus annulatus Mediterranean Sea. 1873
Gammarus bousfieldi Bousfield amphipod To be filled. 1961
Gammarus chevreuxi Northeast Atlantic 1913
Gammarus crinicornis Northeast Atlantic 1966
Gammarus daiberi Northeast Atlantic 1969
Gammarus desperatus Bitter lakes amphipod To be filled. 1981
Gammarus duebeni Northern Atlantic and the 1851
Gammarus fasciatus Northern Atlantic and the 1818
Gammarus hyalelloides Diminutive amphipod To be filled. 1976
Gammarus inaequicauda Northeast Atlantic 0.1 BL 1966
Gammarus insensibilis Northeast Atlantic and th 1.9 BL 1966
Gammarus jenneri Northeast Atlantic and th 1977
Gammarus lacustris Northeast Atlantic 1863
Gammarus lawrencianus Northwest Atlantic 1956
Gammarus locusta Northeast Atlantic 1758
Gammarus mucronatus Western Atlantic 1818
Gammarus oceanicus Arctic and Northern Atlan 1947
Gammarus palustris Not specified. 1969
Gammarus pecos Pecos amphipod To be filled. 1970
Gammarus pulex Europe. 1758
Gammarus salinus Northeast Atlantic 1942
Gammarus setosus Arctic and Northern Atlan 1931
Gammarus subtypicus Mediterranean 1966
Gammarus tigrinus Atlantic Ocean and Antarc 1939
Gammarus wilkitzkii Northeast Atlantic and th 6.2 BL 1897
Gammarus zaddachi Northeast Atlantic 1912
Marinogammarus obtusatus Northeast Atlantic
Metaceradocoides vitjazi Northeast Atlantic 1960
Metaceradocus atlanticus Western Central Atlantic 1986
Metaceradocus whakatane Western Central Atlantic



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