Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Pariphinotus galapagoanus
amphipodo, Amphipods
Affin. Endemic sibling of American complex
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Amphipoda
Suborder
Gammaridea
Superfamily
Phliantoidea
Family
Phliantidae
Genus
Pariphinotus
Species
galapagoanus
Taxon category: Accepted
Syn.: Heterophlias galapagoanus J.L. Barnard, 1979, fide Barnard (1991)
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Barnard, J.L. (1991) Amphipoda of the Galápagos Islands. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 193-206.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Pariphinotus galapagoanus", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14797. Accessed 1 November 2026.