Amphipoda

Amphipods
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Class : Malacostraca Order: Amphipoda
Families
about 200 partial list Alpheidae Ampeliscidae Amphilochidae Ampithoidae Anisogammaridae Aoridae Artesiidae Bogideillidae Bosminidae Caprellidae Corophiidae Crangonyctidae Eusiridae Gammaridae Hadziidae Haustoriidae Iphimediidae Ischyroceridae Leucothoidae Liljeborgiidae Lysianassidae Melitidae Phoxocephalidae Sebidae Talitridae

Amphipoda include about 4600 different species of small, shrimp-like crustaceans. Most amphipods are marine dwellers, although a few live in fresh water or are terrestrial. One species common to mid-Atlantic and esturine waters is Jassa falcata.

External links

• Amphipoda page at www.crustacea.net includes a longer list of families
• The Amphipod Home Page