AMPHIPODA Latreille, 1816
(freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods)

AMPHIPODA (freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Subtaxon Rank Featured
subtaxa		 No of
interactions		 No of
references
CAPRELLIDEA
skeleton shrimps
Suborder 1 references
CAPRELLOIDEA
a superfamily of crustaceans
Superfamily 3 subtaxa 3 references
CAPRELLIDAE
a family of skeleton shrimps
Family 3 subtaxa 3 references
Caprella
skeleton shrimps
Genus 3 subtaxa 3 references
CRANGONYCTOIDEA
a superfamily of crustaceans
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 1 references
CRANGONYCTIDAE
a family of amphipods
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
GAMMARIDEA
sand hoppers
Suborder 1 references
GAMMAROIDEA
a superfamily of crustaceans
Superfamily 2 subtaxa 8 trophisms 6 references
HADZIOIDEA
a superfamily of crustaceans
Superfamily 1 subtaxa 1 references
MELITIDAE
a family of amphipods
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
Melita
a genus of amphipods
Genus 1 subtaxa 1 references
PLEUSTIDAE
a family of crustaceans
Family 1 subtaxa 1 references
TALITROIDEA (SUPERFAMILY)
a superfamily of crustaceans
Superfamily 2 subtaxa 3 references
TALITRIDAE
sand hoppers
Family 2 subtaxa 3 references
Taxonomic hierarchy:
OrderAMPHIPODA (freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for AMPHIPODA (freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods)

Identification Works

AuthorYearTitleSource
Anon. Amphipod Home Page www.imv.uit.no/amphipod/index.html
Bate, C.S. & Westwood, J.O. 1863 A history of the British sessile-eyed Crustacea 507+536pp, Van Voorst
Chevreux, Éd. & Fage, L. 1924 Amphipodes Faune de France, Faune No 9, 488pp, Fédération Française des Sociétés de Science Naturel
Norman, A.M. 1900 British Amphipoda of the Tribe Hyperiidea and the Families Orchestiidae and some Lysianassidae. Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser 7 vol v: 126-214.
Norman, A.M. 1900 British Amphipoda 2: families Pontoporeidae to Ampeliscidae Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser 7 vol v: 326-346.
Norman, A.M. 1900 British Amphipoda 4 : families Stegocephalidae to Cediceridae (part.) Annals and Magazine of Natural History ser 7 vol vi: 32-51.
Sars, G.O. 1893 An account of the crustacea of Norway - Amphipoda An account of the crustacea of Norway, Vol 1, 711+248 Platespp, Bergen Museum

  • Freshwater/Cave Species

    • Knight, L. 2007 Cave Life in Britain Scientific Publications, 12pp, Freshwater Biological Association

  • Freshwater

    • Gledhill, T. & Wallace, I. 2010 Module 9: advanced identification of miscellaneous taxa including Crustacea The Identification of Freshwater Invertebrates to Species Level

  • Freshwater/Invasive Species

    • Dobson, M. 2013 Identifying Invasive Freshwater Shrimps and Isopods (Ed 2) Scientific Publications, 2nd edition, 32pp, Freshwater Biological Association
    Dobson, M. 2012 Identifying Invasive Freshwater Shrimps and Isopods Scientific Publications, 29pp, Freshwater Biological Association

  • Marine Planktonic Forms And Stages

    • () Conway, D.V.P. 2015 Marine Zooplankton of southern Britain. Part 3: Ostracoda, Stomatopoda, Nebaliacea, Mysida, Amphipoda, Isopoda, Cumacea, Euphausiacea, Decapoda, Annelida, Tardigrada, Nematoda, Phoronida, Bryozoa, Entoprocta, Brachiopoda, Echinodermata, Chaetognatha, Hemichordata and Chordata Occasional Publications, No. 27, 272pp, Marine Biological Association

  • Marine/Plankton

    • Apstein, C. & Brandt, K.A.H. (eds) 1927 Crustacea Nordisches Plankton, 742pp, H. G. Bohn, London

    AMPHIPODA (freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods) may also be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

    Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to AMPHIPODA (freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods):

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