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Talitridae

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Megalorchestia californiana

Talitridae is a family of amphipods. Terrestrial species are often referred to as landhoppers and beach dwellers are called sandhoppers or sand fleas. The name sand flea is misleading, though, because these talitrid amphipods are not siphonapterans (true fleas), do not bite people, and are not limited to sandy beaches.[1]

Marine amphipods are often washed up in the strandline, but die rapidly on drying out. Talitrids differ in being able to survive for a long time out of water; some Southern Hemisphere species are entirely terrestrial.[2]

It contains these genera:[3]

See also

References

  1. ^ "Sand Fleas: Characteristics, Bite & Useful Info". Sand-boarding.com. Retrieved 10 January 2023.
  2. ^ Edward L. Bousfield (2007). "Talitridae". In James T. Carlton (ed.). The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from central California to Oregon (4th ed.). University of California Press. pp. 611–613. ISBN 978-0-520-23939-5.
  3. ^ C. De Broyer, M. Costello, D. Bellan-Santini (2021). Lowry J (ed.). "Talitridae". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 20 November 2021.

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Talitridae: Brief Summary

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Megalorchestia californiana

Talitridae is a family of amphipods. Terrestrial species are often referred to as landhoppers and beach dwellers are called sandhoppers or sand fleas. The name sand flea is misleading, though, because these talitrid amphipods are not siphonapterans (true fleas), do not bite people, and are not limited to sandy beaches.

Marine amphipods are often washed up in the strandline, but die rapidly on drying out. Talitrids differ in being able to survive for a long time out of water; some Southern Hemisphere species are entirely terrestrial.

It contains these genera:

Austropacifica Lowry & Springthorpe, 2019 Floresorchestia Bousfield, 1984 Gazia Lowry & Springthorpe, 2019 Americorchestia Bousfield, 1991 Asiaorchestia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Britorchestia Lowry & Bopiah, 2012 Persianorchestia Momtazi, Lowry & Hekmatara, 2017 Pseudorchestoidea Bousfield, 1982 Sardorchestia Ruffo in Tafani, Ugolini, Bazzicalupo, Mengoni & Ruffo, 2004 Africorchestia Lowry & Coleman, 2011 Amphiatlantica Lowry & Myers, 2019 Aokiorchestia Morino, 2020 Atlantorchestoidea Serejo, 2004 Australorchestia Serejo & Lowry, 2008 Bellorchestia Serejo & Lowry, 2008 Bulychevia Lowry & Myers, 2019 †Caecorchestia Hegna & Lazo-Wasem in Hegna, Lazo-Wasem, Serrano-Sánchez & Barragán, 2020 Canariorchestia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Capeorchestia Lowry & Baldanzi, 2016 Cariborchestia Smith, 1998 Chelorchestia Bousfield, 1984 Chevreuxiana Lowry & Myers, 2019 Chroestia Marsden & Fenwick, 1984 Clippertonia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Cryptorchestia Lowry & Fanini, 2013 Dallwitzia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Defeo Lowry & Myers, 2019 Derzhavinia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Deshayesorchestia Ruffo, 2004 Ditmorchestia Morino & Miyamoto, 2015 Ezotinorchestia Morino & Miyamoto, 2016 Galaporchestia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Gondwanorchestia Lowry, Myers & Pérez-Schultheiss, 2020 Hermesorchestia Hughes & Lowry, 2017 Houlia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Indiorchestia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Kaalorchestia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Kokuborchestia Morino & Miyamoto, 2015 Laniporchestia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Lanorchestia Miyamoto & Morino, 2010 Leptorchestia Morino, 2020 Lowryella Morino & Miyamoto, 2016 Macarorchestia Stock, 1989 Megalorchestia Brandt, 1851 Mexorchestia Wildish & LeCroy, 2014 Minamitalitrus White, Lowry & Morino, 2013 Miyamotoia Morino, 2020 Mizuhorchestia Morino, 2014 Morinoia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Nipponorchestia Morino & Miyamoto, 2015 Notorchestia Serejo & Lowry, 2008 Opunorchestia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Orchestia Leach, 1814 Orchestoidea Nicolet, 1849 Paciforchestia Bousfield, 1982 Palmorchestia Stock & Martin, 1988 Pickorchestia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Pictonorchestia Lowry & Springthorpe, 2021 Platorchestia Bousfield, 1982 Pyatakovestia Morino & Miyamoto, 2015 Sinorchestia Miyamoto & Morino, 1999 Speziorchestia Lowry & Myers, 2019 Talitrus Latreille, 1802 Talorchestia Dana, 1852 Tethorchestia Bousfield, 1984 Tongorchestia Lowry & Bopiah, 2013 Transorchestia Bousfield, 1982 Traskorchestia Bousfield, 1982 Trinorchestia Bousfield, 1982 Tropicorchestia Lowry & Springthorpe, 2015 Vallorchestia Lowry, 2012 Vietorchestia Dang & Le, 2011 Yamatorchestia Takahashi & Morino, 2020 Protaustrotroides Bousfield, 1984
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Distribution

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Cosmopolitan.

Reference

Lowry, J. K.; Myers, A. A. (2013). A Phylogeny and Classification of the Senticaudata subord. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Zootaxa. 3610(1): 1-80.

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Habitat

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Supralittoral beaches, mangrove forests and terrestrial forests.

Reference

Lowry, J. K.; Myers, A. A. (2013). A Phylogeny and Classification of the Senticaudata subord. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Zootaxa. 3610(1): 1-80.

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