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Themisto
genus of crustaceans
Chelicorophium
Chelicorophium is a genus of amphipod crustaceans, comprising the following species: Chelicorophium chelicorne (G. O. Sars, 1895) Chelicorophium curvispinum (G. O. Sars, 1895) Chelicorophium madrasensis (Nayar, 1950) Chelicorophium maeoticum (Sowinsky, 1898) Chelicorophium monodon (G. O. Sars, 1895) Chelicorophium muconatum (G. O. Sars, 1895) Chelicorophium nobile (G. O. Sars, 1895) Chelicorophium robustum (G. O. Sars, 1895) Chelicorophium sowinsky (Martynov, 1924) Chelicorophium spinulosum (G. O. Sars, 1895) Chelicorophium spongicolum (Welitchkovsky, 1914) Chelicorophium villosus (Carausu, 19
Diporeia
Diporeia is a North American genus of freshwater amphipod that was formerly a dominant form of zooplankton in the Great Lakes. Their loss in numbers is believed to be due to the presence of invasive species.
Maera
genus of crustaceans
Abludomelita
Abludomelita is a genus of amphipod crustacean.
Paramoera
Paramoera is a genus of amphipods in the family Pontogeneiidae. It contains the following species:
Jassa
Jassa is a genus of amphipods in the family Ischyroceridae, comprising the following species:
Odius
genus of crustaceans
Ceradocus
Ceradocus is a genus of amphipods in the family, Maeridae, and was first described in 1853 by Achille Costa. The type species is Ceradocus orchestiipes. ==Species== Species accepted by WoRMS in the subgenus Ceradocus: Ceradocus laevis Ceradocus oliveri Ceradocus orchestiipes Ceradocus wooree
Crassicorophium
Crassicorophium is a genus of amphipod crustaceans, comprising three species:
Chuneolidae
Chuneola is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the monotypic family Chuneolidae.
Cressa
genus of crustaceans
Nihotunga
Nihotunga is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the monotypic family Nihotungidae.
Perthia
Perthia is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the monotypic family Perthiidae.
Gmelinoides
Gmelinoides is a genus of freshwater amphipod crustaceans of the family Micruropodidae.
Paraleptamphopus subterraneus
__NOTOC__ Paraleptamphopus is a genus of amphipods in the family Paraleptamphopidae endemic to New Zealand. The first species to be described was Calliope subterraneus (now Paraleptamphopus subterraneus) which was named by Charles Chilton in 1882. George M. Thomson described a second species in 1885, as Pherusa coerulea (now Paraleptamphopus caeruleus). Although no other species have yet been formally described, it is thought that many more undescribed species exist.
Niphargobates
Niphargobates is a genus of amphipod crustaceans containing two species from European caves. Niphargobates lefkodemonaki is only known to occur in a cave near Xyloskalo in the Lefka Ori mountains, Crete, Greece. Niphargobates orophobata is only known to occur in caves near Postojna, Slovenia. Both species are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List.
Paracorophium
Paracorophium is a genus of amphipods in the family Corophiidae.
Bogidiella
Bogidiella is a genus of crustacean in the family Bogidiellidae, containing the following species:
Paracrangonyx winterbourni
Paracrangonyx is a genus of amphipods in the family Paracrangonyctidae, comprising two species, Paracrangonyx compactus and Paracrangonyz winterbourni.
Pseudoniphargus
Pseudoniphargus is a genus of crustacean in family Pseudoniphargidae. It contains the following species:
Pontogeneia
genus of amphipods
Phreatogammarus
Phreatogammarus is a genus of amphipod crustaceans that are endemic to New Zealand. It is the only genus in the family Phreatogammaridae, and contains four species, three of which were described by Charles Chilton.
Caprogammarus
Caprogammarus is a genus of amphipods belonging to the monotypic family Caprogammaridae.
Sinurothoe
Sinurothoe is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the monotypic family Sinurothoidae.
Paramelita
Paramelita is a genus of crustaceans in the family Paramelitidae, containing the following species:
Austrogammarus
Austrogammarus is a genus of crustaceans in the family Paramelitidae. It contains the following species: Austrogammarus australis (Sayce, 1901) Austrogammarus haasei (Sayce, 1902) Austrogammarus multispinatus Williams & Barnard, 1988 Austrogammarus saycei Williams & Barnard, 1988 Austrogammarus smithi Williams & Barnard, 1988 Austrogammarus spinatus Williams & Barnard, 1988 Austrogammarus telsosetosus Bradbury & Williams, 1995
Allorchestes
Allorchestes is a genus of amphipods with relatively small gnathopods, in the family Dogielinotidae; it contains the following species: Allorchestes angusta Dana, 1856 Allorchestes bellabella J. L. Barnard, 1974 Allorchestes carinata Iwasa, 1939 Allorchestes compressa Dana, 1852 Allorchestes hirsutus Ishimaru, 1995 Allorchestes inquirendus K. H. Barnard, 1940 Allorchestes malleola Stebbing, 1899 Allorchestes novizealandiae Dana, 1852 Allorchestes priceae Hendrycks & Bousfield, 2001 Allorchestes rickeri Hendrycks & Bousfield, 2001
Parawaldeckia
Parawaldeckia is a genus of amphipod crustacean in the family, Lysianassidae. and was first described by Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing in 1910. The type species is Parawaldeckia thomsoni (first described in 1906 by Stebbing as Nannonyx thomsoni ).
Bolttsiidae
Bolttsia is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the monotypic family Bolttsiidae.
Caprellinoides
Caprellinoides is a genus of amphipods (commonly known as skeleton shrimps) in the family Caprellidae.
Pallasea
Pallasea is a genus of amphipod crustaceans in the family Pallaseidae.
Dikwa
species of Amphipoda
Sternophysinx
Sternophysinx is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the monotypic family Sternophysingidae.
Pagetinidae
Pagetina is a genus of crustaceans belonging to the monotypic family Pagetinidae.
Aquadulcaris
Aquadulcaris is a genus of crustaceans in the family Paramelitidae, containing the following species: Aquadulcaris andronyx (Stewart & Griffiths, 1992) Aquadulcaris auricularius (K. H. Barnard, 1916) Aquadulcaris crassicornis (K. H. Barnard, 1916) Aquadulcaris dentata (Stewart & Griffiths, 1992) Aquadulcaris marunuguis (Stewart & Griffiths, 1992) Aquadulcaris pheronyx (Stewart & Griffiths, 1992)
Paraproto
Paraproto is a genus of marine amphipods in the family, Caprellidae, and was first described in 1903 by Paul Mayer. The type species is Paraproto condylata.