The following list contains all hitherto known amphipods from Switzerland. Some species could not be confirmed yet (grey font type), but are to be expected in the near future due to their findings in close vicinity to Switzerland or ongoing invasion processes. Species marked with * are non-native species which arrived after 1900. Species marked with † are extinct in Switzerland. The checklist is curated by Roman Alther and based on Altermatt et al. 2014, Fišer et al. 2017, Fišer et al. 2018, Altermatt et al. 2019, Alther et al. 2021, Stoch et al. 2024.
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- Order Amphipoda
- Suborder Senticaudata
- Infraorder Talitrida
- Hyalellidae Bulycheva, 1957
- Hyalella S.I. Smith, 1874
- Hyalella azteca (Saussure, 1858)
- Hyalella S.I. Smith, 1874
- Talitridae Rafinesque, 1815
- Cryptorchestia Lowry & Fanini, 2013
- Cryptorchestia garbinii Ruffo, Tarocco & Latella 2014
- Cryptorchestia Lowry & Fanini, 2013
- Brevitalitridae Myers & Lowry 2020
- Talitroides Bonnier, 1898
- Talitroides alluaudi (Chevreux, 1896) *, †
- Talitroides Bonnier, 1898
- Hyalellidae Bulycheva, 1957
- Infraorder Corophiida
- Corophiidae Leach, 1814
- Chelicorophium Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
- Chelicorophium curvispinum (G. O. Sars, 1895) *
- Chelicorophium robustum (G. O. Sars, 1895) *
- Chelicorophium sowinskyi (Martynov, 1924) *
- Chelicorophium Bousfield & Hoover, 1997
- Corophiidae Leach, 1814
- Infraorder Bogidiellida
- Bogidiellidae Hertzog, 1936
- Bogidiella Hertzog, 1933
- Bogidiella albertimagni Hertzog, 1933
- Bogidiella Hertzog, 1933
- Bogidiellidae Hertzog, 1936
- Infraorder Gammarida
- Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973
- Crangonyx Bate, 1859
- Crangonyx pseudogracilis Bousfield, 1958 *
- Crangonyx subterraneus Spence Bate, 1859
- Synurella Wrzesniowski, 1877
- Synurella ambulans (F. Müller, 1846) *
- Crangonyx Bate, 1859
- Niphargidae Bousfield, 1977
- Niphargus Schiödte, 1849
- Niphargus aquilex Schiödte, 1855
- Niphargus arolaensis Alther, Bongni, Borko, Fišer & Altermatt, 2021
- Niphargus auerbachi Schellenberg, 1934
- Niphargus brixianus Ruffo, 1936
- Niphargus caspary (Pratz, 1866)
- Niphargus cf. stygius Komplex [Niphargus B; Altermatt, Alther, Fišer & Švara, 2019]
- Niphargus fontanus Spence Bate, 1859
- Niphargus forelii Humbert, 1876
- Niphargus inopinatus Schellenberg, 1932
- Niphargus kieferi Schellenberg, 1936
- Niphargus laisi Schellenberg, 1936
- Niphargus luchoffmanni Fišer, Alther, Zakšek, Borko, Fuchs & Altermatt, 2018
- Niphargus muotae Fišer, Konec, Alther, Švara & Altermatt, 2017
- Niphargus murimali Fišer, Konec, Alther, Švara & Altermatt, 2017
- Niphargus puteanus (Koch, 1836)
- Niphargus rhenorhodanensis Komplex Schellenberg, 1937
- Niphargus setiferus Schellenberg, 1937
- Niphargus styx Fišer, Konec, Alther, Švara & Altermatt, 2017
- Niphargus thienemanni Schellenberg, 1934
- Niphargus thuringius Schellenberg, 1934
- Niphargus tizianoi Stoch, Knüsel & Flot, 2024
- Niphargus tonywhitteni Fišer, Alther, Zakšek, Borko, Fuchs & Altermatt, 2018
- Niphargus virei Chevreux, 1896
- Niphargus Schiödte, 1849
- Pontogammaridae Bousfield, 1977
- Obesogammarus Stock, 1974
- Obesogammarus obesus (G. O. Sars, 1894)
- Obesogammarus crassus (G. O. Sars, 1894)
- Pontogammarus Sowinsky, 1904
- Pontogammarus robustoides (G. O. Sars, 1894)
- Obesogammarus Stock, 1974
- Gammaridae Latreille, 1802
- Dikerogammarus Stebbing, 1899
- Dikerogammarus bispinosus Martynov, 1925
- Dikerogammarus haemobaphes (Eichwald, 1841) *
- Dikerogammarus villosus (Sovinskij, 1894) *
- Echinogammarus Stebbing, 1899
- Echinogammarus berilloni (Catta, 1878) *
- Echinogammarus ischnus (Stebbing, 1899) *
- Echinogammarus stammeri (S. Karaman, 1931)
- Echinogammarus trichiatus (Martynov, 1932) *
- Gammarus Fabricius, 1775
- Gammarus balcanicus Schäferna, 1923
- Gammarus fossarum Koch, 1836; Typ A (= fossarum s. str.)
- Gammarus fossarum Koch, 1836; Typ B
- Gammarus fossarum Koch, 1836; Typ C
- Gammarus lacustris s. l. Komplex G. O. Sars, 1863 (= G. alpinus Alther, Fišer & Altermatt, 2017)
- Gammarus pulex (Linnaeus, 1758)
- Gammarus roeselii Gervais, 1835 *
- Gammarus tigrinus Sexton, 1939 *
- Gammarus wautieri A. L. Roux, 1967
- Dikerogammarus Stebbing, 1899
- Crangonyctidae Bousfield, 1973
Update: 2024-06-17; Alther, Roman