Order Amphipoda - Amphipods

Classification · Synonyms and other taxonomic changes · Numbers · Identification · Internet References · Works Cited

amphipod from beaver pond - Crangonyx richmondensis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)

Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)

Superorder Peracarida (Marsupial Crustaceans)

Order Amphipoda (Amphipods)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Amphipoda Latreille, 1816

Numbers

9,500 species worldwide

230 species in FL; about 70 species in southern New England.(1)

Identification

A clear view of the antennae is needed to identify freshwater amphipods beyond order level.

Guide to the nearshore & estuarine Amphipoda of Florida(2)

Internet References

Fact sheet (Fasulo 2001-2011)(3)

Works Cited

1.	The Arthrostraca of Connecticut Kunkel B.W. 1918. Connecticut State Geological and Natural History Survey.

2.	An illustrated identification guide to the nearshore marine and estuarine Amphipoda of Florida, Vols. 1-5 LeCroy S.E. 2000-2011. Dept Envir. Prot., Tallahassee. 816 pp.

3.	EDIS -- Electronic Data Information Source of UF/IFAS Extension

Contributed by Troy Bartlett on 16 February, 2004 - 12:31pm
Additional contributions by Beatriz Moisset, ceiseman, Robert Lord Zimlich, v belov, Blocky
Last updated 18 April, 2016 - 5:39pm

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