APHOTOMARINE
An educational resource dedicated mainly to the photography
and diversity of marine life that can be found in coastal waters
and intertidal areas of Great Britain and Ireland by David Fenwick.
Hyperiidea (Suborder)
Physocephalata (Infraorder) > Physocephalatidira (Parvorder) > Phronimoidea (Superfamily) > Hyperiidae (Family)
Hyperia
Hyperia galba (Montagu, 1815)
- A hyperiid amphipod,
a parasite of jellyfish
Hyperiidea (Suborder) > Physocephalata (Infraorder) > Physocephalatidira (Parvorder) > Phronimoidea (Superfamily) > Phronimidae (Family)
Phronima
Phronima sedentaria (Forskål, 1775)
- Monster in a Barrel, Pram Bug or Barrel Shrimp
Amphilochidea (Suborder)
Amphilochida (Infraorder) > Amphilochidira (Parvorder) > Amphilochoidea (Superfamily) > Amphilochidae (Family)
Apolochus
Apolochus neapolitanus (Della Valle, 1893)
syn. Amphilochus neapolitanus
- An amphilochid amphipod
Amphilochida (Infraorder) > Amphilochidira (Parvorder) > Amphilochoidea (Superfamily) > Cyproideidae (Family)
Peltocoxa
Peltocoxa damnoniensis (Stebbing, 1885)
- A cyproideid amphipod
Amphilochida (Infraorder) > Amphilochidira (Parvorder) > Amphilochoidea (Superfamily) > Stenothoidae (Family) > Stenothoinae (Subfamily)
Stenothoe
Stenothoe monoculoides (Montagu, 1815)
- A stenothoid amphipod
Stenothoe valida ? Dana, 1852
- A false polyp flea (non-native species)
Stenothoe sp. (female only, Newlyn 28.10.18)
- A stenothoid amphipod
Stenothoe sp. (male, Newlyn 15.08.20)
- A stenothoid amphipod
Stenothoe sp. associate of the bryozoan Amathia sp.? (Ashtorre, Saltash 23.11.21)
- A stenothoid amphipod
Amphilochida (Infraorder) > Amphilochidira (Parvorder) > Amphilochoidea (Superfamily)
Amphilochidae ? - An amphilochid amphipod ?
Amphilochida (Infraorder) > Amphilochidira (Parvorder) > Iphimedioidea (Superfamily) > Iphimediidae (Family)
Iphimedia
Iphimedia eblanae Bate, 1857 ?
- An iphimediid amphipod
Iphimedia nexa Myers & McGrath, 1987 ?
- An iphimediid amphipod
Iphimedia perplexa Myers & Costello, 1987
- An iphimediid amphipod
Amphilochida (Infraorder) > Amphilochidira (Parvorder) > Leucothoidea (Superfamily) Leucothoidae (Family)
Leucothoe
Leucothoe incisa Robertson, 1892
- A leucothoid amphipod
Leucothoe spinicarpa (Abildgaard, 1789)
- A leucothoid amphipod
Amphilochida (Infraorder) > Oedicerotidira (Parvorder) > Oedicerotoidea (Superfamily) > Oedicerotidae (Family)
Perioculodes
Perioculodes longimanus (Spence Bate & Westwood, 1868) - An oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates
Pontocrates altamarinus (Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862) - An oedicerotid amphipod
Pontocrates arenarius (Spence Bate, 1858)
- An oedicerotid amphipod
Synchelidium
Synchelidium maculatum Stebbing, 1906 (Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862)
- An oedicerotid amphipod
Lysianassida (Infraorder) > Haustoriidira (Parvorder) > Haustorioidea (Superfamily) > Haustoriidae (Family)
Haustorius
Haustorius arenarius (Slabber, 1769)
- A haustoriid amphipod
Lysianassida (Infraorder) > Haustoriidira (Parvorder) > Haustorioidea (Superfamily) > Urothoidae (Family)
Urothoe
Urothoe poseidonis Reibish, 1905
- An urothoid amphipod
Amphilochidea (Suborder) > Lysianassida (Infraorder) > Lysianassidira (Parvorder) > Aristioidea (Superfamily) > Aristiidae (Family)
Perrierella
Perrierella audouiniana (Spence Bate, 1857)
- An aristiid amphipod
Lysianassida (Infraorder) > Lysianassidira (Parvorder) > Lysianassoidea (Superfamily) > Lysianassidae (Family)
Lysianassa
Lysianassa ceratina (Walker, 1889)
- A lysianassid amphipod
Lysianassida (Infraorder) > Lysianassidira (Parvorder) > Lysianassoidea (Superfamily) > Tryphosidae (Family)
Orchomene
Orchomene humilis (Costa, 1853) ?
- A tryphosid amphipod
Tryphosa
Tryphosa nana syn. Orchomenella nana and
Orchomene nana - A tryphosid amphipod
Amphipoda (Order) > Amphilochidea (Suborder) > Lysianassida (Infraorder) > Synopiidira (Parvorder) > Synopioidea (Superfamily) > Ampeliscidae (Family)
Ampelisca
Ampelisca brevicornis (Costa, 1853)
- An ampeliscid amphipod
Ampelisca tenuicornis Liljeborg, 1856
- An ampeliscid amphipod
Lysianassida (Infraorder) > Synopiidira (Parvorder) > Dexaminoidea (Superfamily) > Atylidae (Family)> Nototropiinae (Subfamily)
Nototropis
Nototropis swammerdamei (H. Milne Edwards, 1830)
- An atylid amphipod
Lysianassida (Infraorder) > Synopiidira (Parvorder) > Dexaminoidea (Superfamily) > Dexaminidae (Family) > Dexamininae (Subfamily)
Dexamine
Dexamine spinosa (Montagu, 1813)
- A dexaminid amphipod
Dexamine thea Boeck, 1861 - A dexaminid amphipod
Lysianassida (Infraorder) > Synopiidira (Parvorder) > Dexaminoidea (Superfamily) > Dexaminidae (Family) > Polycheriinae (Subfamily)
Tritaeta
Tritaeta gibbosa (Bate, 1862) ?
- A dexaminid amphipod
Colomastigidea (Suborder)
Colomastigida (Infraorder) > Colomastigidira (Parvorder) > Colomastigoidea (Superfamily) > Colomastigidae (Family)
Colomastix
Colomastix pusilla Grube, 1861
- A colomastigid amphipod
Senticaudata (Suborder)
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Caprellidira (Parvorder) > Caprelloidea (Superfamily) > Caprellidae (Family) > Caprellinae (Subfamily)
Please note, unless sequencing specimens, caprellids should only be identified using adult male specimens. Female and juvenile male specimens should only be validated by an expert (someone dealing with caprellids on a daily basis). Sometimes sequencing as well as dissection and microscopy will be necessary as with members of the Caprella cf. acanthifera group, the extent of which has never been determined.
Caprella
Caprella cf. acanthifera Leach, 1814
- A complex of caprellid amphipods
Caprella andreae Mayer, 1890 - A caprellid amphipod
Caprella equilibra Say, 1818
syn. C. aequilibra (Say, 1818)
- A caprellid amphipod or skeleton shrimp
Caprella erethizon Mayer, 1901
- A caprellid amphipod
Caprella fretensis Stebbing, 1878
- A caprellid amphipod
Caprella mutica Schurin, 1935
- Japanese skeleton shrimp
(invasive non-native species)
Caprella penantis Leach, 1814
- A caprellid amphipod
Caprella scaura Templeton, 1836
- Mauritian skeleton shrimp (non-native invasive species)
Caprella takeuchii Guerra-García, Sánchez-Moyano & García-Gómez, 2001 ?
- A caprellid amphipod
Caprella tuberculata Guérin, 1836
- A caprellid amphipod
Pariambus
Pariambus typicus (Krøyer, 1884)
- A skeleton shrimp
Pseudoprotella
Pseudoprotella phasma Montagu, 1804
- A skeleton shrimp or caprellid amphipod
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Caprellidira (Parvorder) > Caprelloidea (Superfamily) > Caprellidae (Family) > Phtisicinae (Subfamily)
Phtisica
Phtisica marina Slabber, 1769
- A skeleton shrimp or caprellid amphipod
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Caprellidira (Parvorder) > Caprelloidea (Superfamily) > Podoceridae (Family)
Podocerus
Podocerus variegatus Leach, 1814
- A podocerid amphipod
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Caprellidira (Parvorder) > Photoidea (Superfamily) > Ischyroceridae (Family) > Ischyrocerinae (Subfamily) > Ischyrocerini (Tribe)
Jassa
Jassa falcata (Montagu, 1808)
- Mottled tube maker, an ischyrocerid amphipod
Jassa marmorata Holmes, 1905 ?
- An ischyrocerid amphipod
Parajassa
Parajassa pelagica (Leach, 1814)
- An ischyrocerid amphipod
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Caprellidira (Parvorder) > Photoidea (Superfamily) > Ischyroceridae (Family) > Ischyrocerinae (Subfamily) > Siphonoecetini (Tribe)
Ericthonius
Ericthonius difformis H. Milne Edwards, 1830
- An ischyrocerid amphipod
Ericthonius punctatus (Bate, 1857)
- An ischyrocerid amphipod
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Caprellidira (Parvorder) > Photoidea (Superfamily) > Ischyroceridae (Family) > Ischyrocerinae (Subfamily) > Siphonoecetini (Tribe) > Siphonoecetina (Subtribe)
Centraloecetes
Centraloecetes kroyeranus (Spence Bate, 1857)
- An ischyrocerid amphipod
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Corophiidira (Parvorder) > Aoroidea (Superfamily) > Aoridae (Family)
Aora
Aora gracilis (Spence Bate, 1857) - An aoroid amphipod
Aora spinicornis Afonso, 1976 - An aoroid amphipod
Lembos
Lembos websteri Spence Bate, 1857
- An aoroid amphipod
Microdeutopus
Microdeutopus chelifer (Spence Bate, 1862)
- An aoroid amphipod
Microdeutopus gryllotalpa Costa, 1853
- An aoroid amphipod
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Corophiidira (Parvorder) > Aoroidea (Superfamily) > Unciolidae (Family) > Unciolinae (Subfamily)
Unciola
Unciola crenatipalma (Spence Bate, 1862)
- An unciolid amphipod
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Corophiidira (Parvorder) > Cheluroidea (Superfamily) > Cheluridae (Family)
Chelura
Chelura terebrans Philippi, 1839 - A chelurid amphipod
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Corophiidira (Parvorder) > Corophioidea (Superfamily) > Ampithoidae (Family)
Amphitholina
Amphitholina cuniculus (Stebbing, 1874)
- An ampithoid amphipod
Sunamphitoe
Sunamphitoe pelagica (H. Milne Edwards, 1830)
- An ampithoid amphipod
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Corophiidira (Parvorder) > Corophioidea (Superfamily) > Ampithoidae (Family) > Ampithoinae (Subfamily)
Ampithoe
Ampithoe ramondi Audouin, 1826
- An ampithoid amphipod
Ampithoe rubricata (Montagu, 1818)
- An ampithoid amphipod
Pleonexes
Pleonexes helleri (Karaman, 1975)
syn. Ampithoe helleri Karaman, 1975
- An ampithoid amphipod
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Corophiidira (Parvorder) > Corophioidea (Superfamily) > Corophiidae (Family) > Corophiinae (Subfamily) > Corophiini (Tribe)
Apocorophium
Apocorophium acutum (Chevreux, 1908)
- A corophiid amphipod
Corophium
Corophium volutator (Pallas, 1766)
- A corophiid amphipod or Mud shrimp
Crassicorophium
Crassicorophium bonellii (H. Milne Edwards, 1830)
- A corophiid amphipod
Monocorophium
Monocorophium insidiosum (Crawford, 1937)
- A corophiid amphipod
Monocorophium sextonae (Crawford, 1937)
- A corophiid amphipod (non-native species)
Comparative image of telsons of four corophiid species
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Corophiidira (Parvorder) > Corophioidea (Superfamily) > Corophiidae (Family) > Corophiinae (Subfamily) > Haplocheirini (Tribe)
Leptocheirus
Leptocheirus pilosus Zaddach, 1844
- A corophiid amphipod
Corophiida (Infraorder) > Caprellidira (Parvorder) > Photoidea (Superfamily) > Photidae (Family)
Gammaropsis
Gammaropsis maculata (Johnston, 1828)
- A photid amphipod
Gammarida (Infraorder) > Gammaridira (Parvorder) > Gammaroidea (Superfamily) > Bathyporeiidae (Family)
Bathyporeia
Bathyporeia elegans Watkin, 1938
- A bathyporeiid amphipod or sand digger shrimp
Bathyporeia guilliamsoniana (Spence Bate, 1857)
- A bathyporeiid amphipod or sand digger shrimp
Bathyporeia nana Toulmond, 1966
- A bathyporeiid amphipod or sand digger shrimp
Gammarida (Infraorder) > Gammaridira (Parvorder) > Gammaroidea (Superfamily) > Gammarellidae (Family)
Gammarellus
Gammarellus angulosus (Rathke, 1843)
- A gammarellid amphipod
Gammarida (Infraorder) > Gammaridira (Parvorder) > Gammaroidea (Superfamily) > Gammaridae (Family)
Gammarus
Gammarus chevreuxi Sexton, 1913 - An amphipod
Gammarus crinicornis Stock, 1966
- A gammarid amphipod
Gammarus locusta (Linnaeus, 1758) - An amphipod
Gammarus pulex (Linnaeus, 1758) - An amphipod
Gammarus zaddachi Sexton, 1912
- An amphipod
Gammarus or Echinogammarus species ?
- A gammarid amphipod
Hadziida (Infraorder) > Hadziidira (Parvorder) > Calliopioidea (Superfamily) > Calliopiidae (Family)
Apherusa
Apherusa
bispinosa (Bate, 1857)
- A calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa cirrus (Spence Bate, 1862)
- A calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa jurinei (H. Milne Edwards, 1830)
- A calliopiid amphipod
Apherusa ovalipes Norman & Scott, 1906
- A calliopiid amphipod
Hadziida (Infraorder) > Hadziidira (Parvorder) > Calliopioidea (Superfamily) > Megaluropidae (Family)
Megaluropus
Megaluropus agilis Hoek, 1889
- A megaluropid amphipod
Hadziida (Infraorder) > Hadziidira (Parvorder) > Hadzioidea (Superfamily) > Maeridae (Family)
Elasmopus
Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853 - A maerid amphipod
Maera
Maera grossimana (Montagu, 1808)
- A maerid amphipod
Quadrimaera
Quadrimaera sp. - A maerid amphipod
(non-native species)
Quadrimaera sp. - A maerid amphipod, collections from Long Rock 30.03.21 and Albert Pier reef, Penzance, 31.03.21.
(non-native species)
Quadrimaera sp. - A maerid amphipod
- Bovisand, Devon, 19.04.22. (non-native species)
Quadrimaera sp. - A maerid amphipod
-Seaton, Cornwall, 11.09.22. (non-native species)
Hadziida (Infraorder) > Hadziidira (Parvorder) > Hadzioidea (Superfamily) > Melitidae (Family)
Abludomelita
Abludomelita gladiosa (Spence Bate, 1862)
- A melitid amphipod
Melita
Melita hergensis Reid, 1939 - A melitid amphipod
Melita palmata (Montagu, 1804) - A melitid amphipod
Hadziida (Infraorder) > Hadziidira (Parvorder) > Hadzioidea (Superfamily) > Nuuanuidae (Family)
Gammarella
Gammarella fucicola (Leach, 1814)
- A nuuanuid amphipod
Talitrida (Infraorder) > Talitridira (Parvorder) > Talitroidea (Superfamily) > Hyalidae (Family) > Hyalinae (Subfamily)
Apohyale
Apohyale prevostii (H. Milne Edwards, 1830)
- A hyalid amphipod
Ptilohyale ?
Hyalidae - Ptilohyale sp. ? (Long Rock 20.08.20)
- A hyalid amphipod
Talitrida (Infraorder) > Talitridira (Parvorder) > Talitroidea (Superfamily) > Phliantidae (Family)
Pereionotus
Pereionotus testudo (Montagu, 1808)
- A phliantid amphipod
Senticaudata (Suborder) > Talitrida (Infraorder) >
Talitridira (Parvorder) > Talitroidea (Superfamily) >
Talitroidae (Epifamily) > Talitridae (Family) >
Talitrinae (Subfamily)
Orchestia
Orchestia gammarellus (Pallas, 1766)
- A talitrid amphipod
Orchestia mediterranea Costa, 1853
- A talitrid amphipod
Talitrus
Talitrus saltator (Montagu, 1808)
- Common sandhopper
Ingolfiellidea (suborder) - see order Ingolfiellida
Freshwater Amphipods
Senticaudata (Suborder) > Gammarida (Infraorder) > Crangonyctidira (Parvorder) > Crangonyctoidea (Superfamily) > Crangonyctidae (Family)
Crangonyx
Crangonyx pseudogracilis / floridanus sens. lat.
- A crangonyctid amphipod (non-native species)
Terrestrial Amphipods
Talitrida (Infraorder) > Talitridira (Parvorder) > Talitroidea (Superfamily) > Talitridae (Family)
Arcitalitrus
Arcitalitrus dorrieni (Hunt, 1925)
- A woodhopper (non-native species)
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Also see -
Amphipod species (1.8mm female with eggs)
- Newlyn Marina 30.08.17 - An Amphipod
Other images of Amphipods - Sand or Beach hoppers
Amphipod Images in need of identification
This is a very rough identification guide. Amphipods in general, can be very difficult to identify, and even more so from photographs, even good high resolution macro photographs. I am very grateful for the help and advice given to me by Marco Faasse on the subject.
