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  3. Arthropods
  4. Malacostracans
  5. Amphipods
  6. Scuds
  7. Freshwater Shrimp (Gammarus)

genus

Freshwater Shrimp (Gammarus)

Gammarus

Includes
11 native
Where
In the US
Source
iNaturalist

Field notes

Children

  • Gammarus fasciatus 3 native
  • Common Freshwater Amphipod
  • Lacustrine Scud native
  • Trench Scud
  • Gammarus mucronatus presumed native
  • Tide-pool Scud presumed native
  • Common Intertidal Amphipod
  • Gammarus minus presumed native
  • Northern Spring Amphipod presumed native
  • Gammarus lecroyae presumed native
  • Gammarus balcanicus
  • Gammarus palustris presumed native
  • Seidel's Scud presumed native
  • Gammarus acerbatus
  • Noel's Amphipod
  • Gammarus troglophilus
  • Pecos Amphipod
  • Perch Lake Scud
  • Diminutive Amphipod
  • Illinois Cave Amphipod
  • Gammarus jenneri
  • Lang's Scud
  • Bousfield's Amphipod

Range

United States

Greener is more native, amber more introduced; paler is less certain. How this was decided

Most observed native freshwater shrimp (gammarus) All

Native to the US, by observations.

  • Lacustrine Scud Gammarus lacustris 1,107 observations
  • Gammarus fasciatus 1,000 observations

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