| Gammaridae | |
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| Gammarus roeselii | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| 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",[1] 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.
- ^ "Scuds". West Fly. 2006. Archived from the original on May 25, 2006. Retrieved August 7, 2006.