Amphipoda6 species

Family Scuds (Gammaridae)

Gammaridae is a family in the order Amphipoda. Browse 6 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Gammaridae (6)

Gammarus fasciatus

Identification: The distinct body markings and humped uronites are distinctive a relatively common species in the Northeast US

Gammarus locusta

Gammarus locusta is a species in the family Gammaridae ("scuds"), in the order Amphipoda ("amphipods").

Gammarus mucronatus

Identification: Various characters of antennae and presence of spines on pleosome and urosome important.

Lacustrine Scud

Gammarus lacustris

Northern Spring Amphipod

Gammarus pseudolimnaeus

Seidel's Scud

Gammarus seideli