Gammaridae
| Gammaridae | |
|---|---|
| Gammarus roeselii | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Suborder: | Senticaudata |
| Infraorder: | Gammarida |
| Parvorder: | Gammaridira |
| Superfamily: | Gammaroidea |
| Family: | Gammaridae Leach, 1813 |
| Genera | |
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Numerous, see text | |
Gammaridae is a family of amphipods. In North America they are included among the folk taxonomic category of "scuds", and otherwise gammarids is usually used as a common name.
They have a wide distribution, centered on Eurasia, and are euryhaline as a lineage, inhabiting fresh to marine waters.