Deep-Sea taxon details
Ampelisca agassizi (Judd, 1896)
158021 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:158021)
accepted
Species
Ampelisca compressa Holmes, 1905 · unaccepted
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
(of ) Judd, S. D. (1896). Descriptions of three species of sand fleas (amphipods) collected at Newport, Rhode Island. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 18(1084): 593-603., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.18-1084.593 [details]
Distribution SW Nova Scotia to Rhode Island
Distribution SW Nova Scotia to Rhode Island [details]
Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2026). World Amphipoda Database. Ampelisca agassizi (Judd, 1896). Accessed through: Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026) World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS) at: https://www.marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158021 on 2026-10-09
Glover, A.G.; Higgs, N.; Horton, T. (2026). World Register of Deep-Sea species (WoRDSS). Ampelisca agassizi (Judd, 1896). Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/deepsea/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=158021 on 2026-10-09
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original description
(of Ampelisca compressa Holmes, 1905) Holmes, S. J. (1905). The Amphipoda of southern New England. Bulletin of the United States. <em>Bureau of Fisheries.</em> 24: 457-529., available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/25135693 [details] 
original description (of ) Judd, S. D. (1896). Descriptions of three species of sand fleas (amphipods) collected at Newport, Rhode Island. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 18(1084): 593-603., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.18-1084.593 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Bousfield, E. L. (1973). Shallow-water gammaridean Amphipoda of New England. <em>Cornell University Press, Ithaca.</em> 312 pp. [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source LeCroy, S. E.; Gasca, R.; Winfield, I.; Ortiz, M.; Escobar-Briones, E. (2009). Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College.</em> Pp. 941–972. [details] Available for editors
original description (of ) Judd, S. D. (1896). Descriptions of three species of sand fleas (amphipods) collected at Newport, Rhode Island. <em>Proceedings of the United States National Museum.</em> 18(1084): 593-603., available online at https://doi.org/10.5479/si.00963801.18-1084.593 [details]
context source (Deepsea) Intergovernmental Oceanographic Commission (IOC) of UNESCO. The Ocean Biogeographic Information System (OBIS), available online at http://www.iobis.org/ [details]
basis of record Bousfield, E. L. (1973). Shallow-water gammaridean Amphipoda of New England. <em>Cornell University Press, Ithaca.</em> 312 pp. [details] Available for editors
additional source Integrated Taxonomic Information System (ITIS). , available online at http://www.itis.gov [details]
additional source LeCroy, S. E.; Gasca, R.; Winfield, I.; Ortiz, M.; Escobar-Briones, E. (2009). Amphipoda (Crustacea) of the Gulf of Mexico. <em>In: Felder, D.L. and D.K. Camp (eds.), Gulf of Mexico–Origins, Waters, and Biota. Biodiversity. Texas A&M Press, College.</em> Pp. 941–972. [details] Available for editors
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
Unreviewed
Distribution SW Nova Scotia to Rhode Island [details]Habitat Found from shallow inshore waters to 450 m depth over sandy coarse sediments. [details]
Reproduction ovigerous females in summer [details]
To Barcode of Life (6 barcodes)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Ampelisca compressa Holmes, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records) (from synonym Ampelisca compressa Holmes, 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (950 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 18919)
To ITIS
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (20 publications) (from synonym Ampelisca compressa Holmes, 1905)
To Biodiversity Heritage Library (21 publications)
To Global Biotic Interactions (GloBI)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (4 records) (from synonym Ampelisca compressa Holmes, 1905)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (950 records)
To USNM Invertebrate Zoology Arthropoda Collection (Holotype USNM 18919)
To ITIS
