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Gammaracanthus

Gammaracanthus is a genus of amphipods belonging to the monotypic family Gammaracanthidae. The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and North America.

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Gammaracanthus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Superfamily: Gammaroidea
Family: Gammaracanthidae
Bousfield, 1989
Genus: Gammaracanthus
Spence Bate, 1862

Gammaracanthus is a genus of amphipods1 belonging to the monotypic family Gammaracanthidae.23 The species of this genus are found in Eurasia and North America.3

Species

There are four recognized species:13

  • Gammaracanthus aestuariorum Lomakina, 1952
  • Gammaracanthus caspius Sars, 1896
  • Gammaracanthus lacustris Sars, 1867
  • Gammaracanthus loricatus (Sabine, 1824)
References

References

  1. Lowry J, ed. (2026). "Gammaracanthus Spence Bate, 1863". World Amphipoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  2. Lowry J, ed. (2026). "Gammaracanthidae Bousfield, 1989". World Amphipoda Database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 7 February 2026.
  3. "Gammaracanthus Spence Bate, 1862". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 7 February 2026.