DOI: 10.5281/zenodo.15135807
title: TABLE 2 in Annotated Checklist of Marine Amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda) of India

description: TABLE 2. List of Amphipoda species originally described from India.
Current identityOriginal nameType localityWorld distributionAmpeliscidae Krøyer, 1842Byblis daleyi (Giles, 1890)Ampelisca dalyei Giles, 1890Seven Pagodas, Madras coast, Tamil Nadu (Giles 1890b)India (Giles 1890b)Amphilochidae Boeck, 1871Amphilochus tropicus (Rabindranath, 1972)Gitanogeiton tropica Rabindranath, 1972Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Rabindranath 1972b)India (Rabindranath 1972b)Gitanopsis gouriae Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Gitanopsis gouriae Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Parangipettai coast, Tamil Nadu (Lyla et al. 1998)India (Lyla et al. 1998; Mondal et al. 2010)Gitanopsis subpusilla Rabindranath, 1972Gitanopsis subpusilla Rabindranath, 1972Thankassery, Kollam, Kerala (Rabindranath 1971b)India (Rabindranath 1972b; Surya Rao 1972)Ampithoidae Boeck, 1871AmpithoeAmpithoeAppa Island, Gulf ofIndia (Rabindranath, 1970a);platycera Sivaprakasam,platycera Sivaprakasam, 1970Mannar, Tamil NaduChina (Liu 2008)1970(Sivaprakasam 1970a)Ampithoe serraticauda RabAmpithoe (Ampithoe) serraticaPamban coast, Gulf ofIndia (Rabindranath 1972d)indranath, 1972uda Rabindranath, 1972Mannar, Tamil Nadu(Rabindranath 1972d)CymadusaAmpithoe cavimanaHare Island,India (Sivaprakasam, 1970a);cavimana (Sivaprakasam,Sivaprakasam, 1970Kilakkarai, Nallatanni,Australia (Hughes & Lowry1970)Pamban: Gulf of2009); Brazil (Andrade & SennaMannar, Tamil Nadu2013); Indonesia (Ledoyer(Sivaprakasam 1970a)1979a); Madagascar (Ledoye,1979b); Mauritius (Ledoyer 1978,Appadoo & Myers 2004)CymadusaCymadusaManoli Island, Gulf ofIndia (Rabindranath, 1972d);imbroglio Rabindranath,imbroglio Rabindranath, 1972Mannar, Tamil NaduAustralia (Peart 2004; Hughes &1972(Rabindranath 1972d)Lowry 2009); Fiji (Myers 1985a);New Caledonia (Ledoyer, 1984)Cymadusa kaureshiCymadusa kaureshi Thacker,Shivrajpur, GujaratIndia (Thacker et al. 2023)Thacker, Myers & Trivedi,Myers & Trivedi, 2023(Thacker et al. 2023)2023Pleonexes auriculata (RabiAmpithoe (Pleonexes) auriculaPamban coast, Gulf ofIndia (Rabindranath 1972d; Suryandranath, 1972)ta (Rabindranath, 1972)Mannar, Tamil NaduRao 1972)(Rabindranath 1972d)Cymadusa pathyi Lyla,Cymadusa pathyi Lyla,Parangipettai coast,India (Lyla et al. 1998)Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan,Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Tamil Nadu (Lyla et al.19981998)Aoridae Stebbing, 1899GrandidierellaGrandidierella gilesi Chilton,Chilka Lake, OdishaIndia (Chilton 1921; Barnardgilesi Chilton, 19211921(Chilton 1921)1935; Panikkar & Aiyar 1937;Nayar 1959; Sivaprakasam,1970d; Surya Rao 1972; Asari& Myers 1982; Nair et al. 1983;Lyla et al. 1998; Lyla et al. 2004;Venkataraman 2007; Dev Royet al. 2009; Mondal et al. 2010);Australia (Myers 1981); China(Wanget al. 2010); Indonesia(Ledoyer 1979a; Ortiz & Lalana1999); Japan (Ariyama 2020);Madagascar (Ledoyer 1982);Philippines (Schellenberg 1938);Thailand (Chilton 1925; Myers2002; Yokoyama et al. 2002;Wongkamhaeng et al. 2020);Vietnam (Imbach 1967)Grandidierella gravipes K.Grandidierella gravipes K.H.Vembanad Lake,Surya Rao, 1972; Asari & Myers,H. Barnard, 1935Barnard, 1935Vaikom: Kerala (K.H.1982; Lyla et al. 1998; Dev Roy etBarnard 1935)al. 2009; Azhagu, 2017); Thailand(Rahim et al. 2022)GrandidierellaGrandidierellaPalakayatippa village,India (Myers et al. 2019)nioensis Myers, Sreepadanioensis Myers, Sreepada &Machilipatnam,& Sanaye, 2019Sanaye, 2019Andhra Pradesh(Myers et al. 2019)Grandidierella macronyx K.H. Barnard, 1935Grandidierella macronyx K.H. Barnard, 1935Chilka Lake, Odisha (K.H. Barnard 1935)India (Barnard 1935; Surya Rao, 1972; Asari & Myers 1982; Lyla et al. 1998); Iraq (Naser et al. 2010); South China Sea (Rahim et al. 2022)Bemlos griseus (Sivaprakasam, 1970)Lembos griseus Sivaprakasam, 1970Appa Island, Kilakkarai, Rameswaram, Tondi: Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Sivaprakasam 1970b)India (Sivaprakasam 1970b)Bemlos quadrimanus (Siva prakasam, 1970)Lembos quadrimanus Sivaprakasam, 1970Appa Island, Vaalai Island, Kilakkarai, Pamban, Rameswaram, Mandapam: Gulf of Mannar (Sivaprakasam 1970b)India (Sivaprakasam 1970b); Australia (Appadoo & Myers 2004); East Africa (Appadoo & Myers 2004); Madagascar (Appadoo & Myers 2004); Mauritius (Appadoo & Myers 2004); Thailand (Wongkamhaeng 2013; Promthale et al. 2020)Atylidae Lilljeborg, 1865Kamehatylus processicer (Sivaprakasam, 1970)Atylus (Kamehatylus) processicer Sivaprakasam, 1970Appa Island, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Sivaprakasam 1970c)Tamil Nadu (Sivaprakasam 1970c)Nototropis minikoi (A.O. Walker, 1905)Paratylus minikoi A.O. Walker, 1905Minikoy lagoon, Lakshadweep (Walker 1905)Gulf of Mexico (Felder & Camp 2009), Caribbean Sea, Costa Rica, Cuba (Miloslavich et al. 2010), India (Walker 1905)Caprellidae Leach, 1814Jigurru longimanus Guerra-García, Ganesh, Jaikumar & Raman, 2010Jigurru longimanus Guerra- García, Ganesh, Jaikumar & Raman, 2010Vellapatti, Tamil Nadu (Guerra-Garcia et al. 2010)India (Guerra-Garcia et al. 2010)Caprella madrasana Giles, 1890 Note: probably it is not a valid species.Caprella madrasana Giles, 1890Seven Pagodas, Madras and Palk’s starit, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Giles 1890a)India (Giles 1890a)Caprella palkii Giles, 1890 Note: probably it is not a valid species.Caprella palkii Giles, 1890Palk’s strait, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Giles 1890a)India (Giles 1890a)Heterocaprella krishnaensis Swarupa & Radhakrishna, 1983Heterocaprella krishnaensis Swarupa & Radhakrishna, 1983Bapatla coast, Andhra Pradesh (Swarupa & Radhakrishna 1983)India (Swarupa & Radhakrishna 1983)Metaprotella excentrica Mayer, 1890Metaprotella excentrica Mayer, 1890Pamban Bridge, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India (Mayer 1890)India (Mayer 1890)Metaprotella problematica Mayer, 1890Metaprotella problematica Mayer, 1890Pamban Bridge, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India (Mayer 1890)India (Mayer 1890)Paradeutella bidentata Mayer, 1890Paradeutella bidentata Mayer, 1890Pamban Bridge, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu, India (Mayer 1890)India (Mayer 1890)Pseudocaprellina pambanensis Sundara Raj, 1927Pseudocaprellina pambanensis Sundara Raj, 1927Pamban bridge, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Sundara Raj 1927)India (Sivapralasam 1977; GuerraGarcia et al. 2010); Arabian Gulf (Manokaran et al. 2021); Australia (Guerra-García 2004); Egypt (Zeina & Zaid, 2013); Gulf of Oman (Momtazi & Sari 2013); Indonesia (Krapp-Schickel & Guerra-Garcia 2005); Tanzania (Guerra-Garcia 2002)Corophiidae Leach, 1814Cheiriphotis megacheles (Giles, 1885)Melita megacheles Giles, 1885Bay of Bengal (Giles 1885a)India (Giles 1885); South Africa (K. H. Barnard 1955)Chelicorophium madrasensis (Nayar, 1950)Corophium madrasensis Nayar, 1950Under San Thome Bridge, Adyar brackish water, Tamil Nadu (Nayar 1950)India (Nayar 1950); Thailand (Wongkamhaeng et al. 2015)Dogielinotidae Gurjanova, 1953Exhyalella indica (K.H. Barnard, 1935)Parhyalella indica K. H. Barnard, 1935Tuticorin Harbour, Tamil Nadu (K.H. Barnard 1935)India (Barnard 1935; Sivaprakasam 1969a; Surya Rao 1972)Eriopisidae Lowry & Myers, 2013Eriopisa abhilashi Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Eriopisa abhilashi Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Parangipettai coast, Tamil Nadu (Lyla et al. 1998)India (Lyla et al. 1998; Mondal et al. 2010)Victoriopisa chilkensis (Chilton, 1921)Niphargus chilkensis Chilton, 1921Chilka Lake, Odisha (Chilton 1921)India (Chilton 1921; Barnard 1935; George 1958; Nayar 1959; Sivaprakasam 1966; Surya Rao 1972; Asari 1983a; Nair et al. 1983; Mandal & Nandi 1989; Lyla et al. 1998; Venkataraman, 2007; Dev Roy et al. 2009; Mondal et al. 2010; Satheeshkumar 2011; Geetha & Nandan 2014; Azhagu 2017; Joseph et al. 2018); Vietnam (Huang 1994)Victoriopisa papiae Asari, 1983Victoriopisa papiae Asari, 1983Kalipur near Diglipur, North Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Asari 1983)India (Asari 1983b)Victoriopisa cusatensis Joseph, Nandan & Jayachandran, 2018Victoriopisa cusatensis Joseph, Nandan & Jayachandran, 2018Valanthakad Island 9°55’10.24” N and 76°20’ 01.23” E in Vembanad backwater, Kochi, Kerala (Joseph et al. 2018)India (Joseph et al. 2018)Hyalidae Bulyčeva, 1957Parhyale piloi Myers, Trivedi, Gosavi & Vachhrajani, 2017Parhyale piloi Myers, Trivedi, Gosavi & Vachhrajani, 2017Shivrajpur village (22°19’58’’N 68°57’01’’E), Gujarat (Myers et al. 2017)India (Myers et al. 2017)Protohyale covelongensis Raut, Prakash & Arjunan in Raut, Prakash, Arjunan & Kumar, 2022Protohyale covelongensis Raut, Prakash & Arjunan in Raut, Prakash, Arjunan & Kumar, 2022Covelong (12°47′09.6″N 80°15′19.0″E), Chennai coast, Tamil Nadu (Raut et al. 2022)India (Raut et al. 2022)Ischyroceridae Stebbing, 1899Concholestes dentalii Giles, 1890Concholestes dentalii Giles, 1890Seven Pagodas, Madras coast, Tamil Nadu (Giles 1890a)India (Giles 1890a)Kamakidae Myers & Lowry, 2003Kamaka manieni (Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998)Natarajphotis manieni Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Parangipettai coast, Tamil Nadu (Lyla et al. 1998)India (Lyla et al. 1998)Lanceolidae Bovallius, 1887Lanceola galatheae Zeidler, 2009Lanceola galatheae Zeidler, 2009Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Zeidler 2009)India (Zeidler 2009)Lestrigonidae Zeidler, 2004Lestrigonus bengalensis Giles, 1888Lestrigonus bengalensis Giles, 1888Bay of Bengal (Giles 1888)India (Giles 1888; Nayar 1959; Venkataraman 2007); Australia (Zeidler 1984); Brazil (Lima & Valentin 2001); Caribbean Sea (Gasca & Shih 2003); Chile (Veliz et al. 2021); Mexico (Gasca et al. 2012); Panama Bight (Valencia et al. 2013); South China Sea (Zhang et al. 2014)Leucothoidae Dana, 1852Leucothoe madrasana Sivaprakasam, 1967Leucothoe madrasana Sivaprakasam, 1967Royupuram beach, Madras, Tamil Nadu (Sivaprakasam 1967b)India (Sivaprakasam 1967b; Surya Rao, 1972; Venkataraman 2007); Brunei (Rahim et al. 2022); Chagos archipelago (Myers 2014); Mauritius (Appadoo & Steele, 1998; Myers 2014)ParanamixisParanamixisGulf of Mannar, TamilIndia (Surya Rao 1972)indicus Sivaprakasam, 1968indicus Sivaprakasam, 1968Nadu (Sivaprakasam 1968d)Liljeborgiidae Stebbing, 1899Idunella chilkensis Chilton 1921Idunella chilkensis Chilton 1921Chilka Lake, Odisha (Chilton 1921)India (Chilton 1921; Surya Rao 1972; Asari 1983a; Lyla et al. 1998; Mondal et al. 2010); Korea (Seo et al. 2014)Idunella demersalis (Sivapr akasam, 1972)Idunella demersalis (Sivaprak asam, 1972)Off Kochi (40 m depth) (9˚44.6’N 76˚16.5’E), off Alleppey (50 m depth) (9˚21.2’N 76˚6.2’E), Kerala (Sivaprakasam 1972)India (Sivaprakasam 1972)Idunella similis (Rabindranath, 1971)Listriella similis Rabindranath, 1971Kayamkulam lake, Kerala (Rabindranath 1971c)India (Rabindranath 1971c)Lysianassidae Dana, 1849Arugella indica Rabindranath, 1971Arugella indica Rabindranath, 1971Pamban bridge, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Rabindranath 1971d)India (Rabindranath 1971d)Maeridae Krapp- Schickel, 2008Elasmopus sivaprakasami Myers, Trivedi & Vachhrajani in Myers, Trivedi, Gosavi, Vachhrajani, 2018Elasmopus sivaprakasami Myers, Trivedi & Vachhrajani in Myers, Trivedi, Gosavi, Vachhrajani, 2018Shivrajpur village (22°19’58’N 68°57’01’’E), Gujarat (Myers et al. 2018)India (Myers et al. 2020)Elasmopus spinibasus Sivaprakasam, 1968Elasmopus spinibasus Sivaprakasam, 1968Pamban, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Sivaprakasam 1968a)India (Sivaprakasam, 1968a; Surya Rao 1972)Glossomaera octodens (Sivaprakasam, 1968)Maera octodens Sivaprakasam, 1968Appa Island, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Sivaprakasam 1968a)India (Sivaprakasam 1968a; Surya Rao, 1972; Venkataraman 2007); Australia (Berents 1983; Krapp- Schickel 2009; Hughes 2016); Fiji (Myers 1985a); Madagascar (Ledoyer 1978; 1979b); Mauritius (Appadoo et al. 2002); Papua New Guinea (Hughes 2016); South China Sea (Ren 2012)Linguimaera mannarensis (Sivaprakasam, 1968)Maera mannarensis Sivaprakasam, 1968Cape Comorin, Kilakkarai, Appa Island: Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Sivaprakasam 1968b)India (Sivaprakasam, 1968b); Mauritius (Appadoo & Steele 1998)Mallacoota latibrachioides (Sivaprakasam, 1968)Maera latibrachioides Sivaprakasam, 1968Nallathanni, Appa Island, Kilakkarai, Nambuthalai, Tondi, Rameswaram: Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Sivaprakasam 1968a)India (Sivaprakasam 1968a; Surya Rao 1972)Mallacoota latibrachium (Walker, 1905)Elasmopus latibrachium Walker, 1905Hulhule Island & Minikoy Island, Laccadive Sea (Walker 1905)Laccadive Sea (Walker 1905), India (Sivaprakasam 1968a)Quadrivisio lobata Asari, 1983Quadrivisio lobata Asari, 1983Kalipur near Diglipur, North Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Asari 1983)India (Asari 1983b)Melitidae Bousfield, 1973Dulichiella cotesi (Giles, 1890)Melita cotesi Giles, 1890Andaman Isalnds, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Giles 1890b)India (Giles 1890b)Microprotopidae Myers & Lowry, 2003Microprotopus bicuspidatu s Rabindranath, 1971Microprotopus bicuspidatus R abindranath, 1971Pamban coast, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Rabindranath 1971a)India (Rabindranath 1971a; Surya Rao, 1972)Paracalliopiidae Barnard & Karaman, 1982Indocalliope indica (K.H. Barnard, 1935)Paracalliope indica K. H. Barnard, 1935Kolkata, West Bengal (K.H. Barnard 1935)India (Barnard 1935; Nayar 1959; Sivaprakasam 1966; Surya Rao 1972; Lyla et al. 1998; Venkataraman 2007; Dev Roy et al. 2009); Thailand (Rahim et al. 2022)Photidae Boeck, 1871Gammaropsis esturinus Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Gammaropsis esturinus Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Parangipettai coast, Tamil Nadu (Lyla et al. 1998)India (Lyla et al. 1998; Mondal et al. 2010)Dodophotis digitata (K.H. Barnard, 1935)Photis digitata K.H. Barnard, 1935Between Ernakulam and Edappalli, Manumbam Channel, Kerala (K.H. Barnard 1935)India (K. H. Barnard 1935; Nayar 1959; Sivaprakasam 1969b; Rabindrnath 1971a; Surya Rao 1972; Nair 1983; Lyla et al. 1998; Lyla et al. 2004; Venkataraman 2007; Dev Roy et al. 2009; Mondal et al. 2010; Srinivas et al. 2020); Thailand (Wangkulangkul et al. 2022); Vietnam (Huang 1994)Gammaropsis dubius (Rabindranath, 1971)Eurystheus anomalus Rabindranath, 1971Pamban coast, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Rabindranath 1971a)India (Rabindranath 1971a; Surya Rao 1972)Phoxocephalidae G.O. Sars, 1891Mandibulophoxus uncirostratus (Giles, 1890)Phoxus uncirostratus Giles, 1890Seven Pagodas, Madras coast, Tamil Nadu (Giles 1890b)India (Giles 1890b; Nayar 1959; Venkataraman 2007); California (J. L. Barnard 1969); Columbia (Jones et al. 1990; Hinton et al. 1992); South Africa (J. L. Barnard 1957)Phronimidae Rafinesque, 1815Phronima bucephala Giles, 1888Phronima bucephala Giles, 1888Bay of Bengal (Giles 1888)India (Giles 1888); California (Browne et al. 2007); Mexico (Gasca & Gordo 2008; Lavaniegos & Hereu 2009); South China Sea (Wang et al. 2020); South-east Pacific (Espinosa-Leal et al. 2021)Podoceridae Leach, 1814Cerapus calamicola Giles, 1985Cyrtophium calamicola Giles, 1985Palmyras shoal and mouth of the Dharma River, Odisha coast, Odisha (Giles 1885b)India (Giles 1985)Podocerus andamanensis (Giles, 1890)Cyrtophium andamanense Giles, 1890Port Mouat, Andaman, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Giles 1890b)India (Giles 1890b); South Africa (Stebbing 1906); Thailand (Darakrai & Pholpunthin 2010)Podocerus walkeri Rabindranath, 1972Podocerus walkeri Rabindranath, 1972Pamban coast, Gulf of Mannar, Tamil Nadu (Rabindranath 1972a)India (Ranindranath 1972a; Surya Rao 1972); Australia (Hughes 2013); Indonesia (Ledoye, 1979b; Ortiz & Lalana 1997; 2003); Palau (Myers 2014); Sri Lanka (Walker 1904); Thailand (Wongkamhaeng et al. 2009)Pontogeneiidae Stebbing, 1906Eusiroides picta (Giles, 1890)Parapleustes pictus Giles, 1890Mannar’s strait, Andaman Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Giles 1890b)India (Giles 1890b)Protorchestiidae Myers & Lowry, 2020Cochinorchestia morini (Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998)Parorchestia morini Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Parangipettai coast, Tamil Nadu (Lyla et al. 1998)India (Lyla et al. 1998)Cochinorchestia notabilis (K.H. Barnard, 1935)Parorchestia notabilis K.H. Barnard, 1935Cheppanam, Kadamakudi, Kerala (K.H. Barnard 1935)India (K.H. Barnard 1935)Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815Talorchestia lakshadwee pensis Trivedi, Lowry & Myers in Trivedi, Lowry, Myers & Keloth, 2020Talorchestia lakshadweepen sis Trivedi, Lowry & Myers in Trivedi, Lowry, Myers & Keloth, 2020Cheriyam Island, Lakshadweep (Trivedi et al. 2020b)India (Trivrdi et al. 2020b)Uristidae Hurley, 1963Anonyx indicus Giles, 1890Anonyx indicus Giles, 1890Seven Pagodas, Madras coast, Tamil Nadu (Giles 1890b)India (Giles 1890b)Ichnopus woodmasoni (Giles, 1890)Lysianassa woodmasoni Giles, 1890Macpherson’s strait, Andaman Island, Andaman and Nicobar Islands (Giles 1890b)India (Giles 1890b)Urothoidae Bousfield, 1978Urothoe platydactyla Rabi ndranath, 1971Urothoe platydactyla Rabindra nath, 1971Thankassery, Kollam, Kerala (Rabindranath 1971b)India (Rabindranath 1971b); Thailand (Rahim et al. 2022)Urothoe serrudactyla Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Urothoe serrudactyla Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Parangipettai coast, Tamil Nadu (Lyla et al. 1998)India (Lyla et al. 1998)Urothoe spinidactyla Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Urothoe spinidactyla Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Parangipettai coast, Tamil Nadu (Lyla et al. 1998)India (Lyla et al. 1998)Urothoe viswanathi Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Urothoe viswanathi Lyla, Velvizhi & Ajmal Khan, 1998Parangipettai coast, Tamil Nadu (Lyla et al. 1998)India (Lyla et al. 1998)
description: Published as part of Thacker, Dimple, Patel, Krupal, Myers, Alan, Guerra-García, José M., Zeidler, Wolfgang & Trivedi, Jigneshkumar, 2023, Annotated Checklist of Marine Amphipods (Crustacea: Amphipoda) of India, pp. 16-23 in Zootaxa 5340 (1) on page 16, DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.5340.1.1, http://zenodo.org/record/8324090