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Talitridae
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, 2 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Africorchestia
''Africorchestia'' is a genus of sand-hoppers in the family Talitridae. Species * ''Africorchestia fischeri'' (H. Milne-Edwards, 1830) * ''Africorchestia quadrispinosa'' (K. H. Barnard, 1916) * ''Africorchestia skoogi'' (Stebbing, 1922) * ''Africorchestia spinifera'' (Mateus, 1962) * ''Africorchestia tricornuta ''Africorchestia'' is a genus of sand-hoppers in the family Talitridae. Species * ''Africorchestia fischeri'' (H. Milne-Edwards, 1830) * ''Africorchestia quadrispinosa'' (K. H. Barnard, 1916) * ''Africorchestia skoogi'' (Stebbing, 1922) * ''Afr ...'' (Shoemaker, 1920) References Gammaridea {{amphipod-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Megalorchestia Californiana
''Megalorchestia californiana'' is a species of sand-hopper in the family Talitridae. It was first described in 1851 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich von Brandt and is the type species of the genus ''Megalorchestia''. It is commonly known as the long-horned beach hopper. Distribution and habitat ''M. californiana'' is native to the west coast of North America where its range extends from Vancouver Island in British Columbia to Laguna Beach, California. It is found on slightly sloping sandy beaches and retreats far up the beach, in contrast to the short-horned beach hopper ('' Megalorchestia corniculata'') which is found on steeply sloping sandy shores and does not occur so high up the beach. Ecology ''M. californiana'' tends to hide in a shallow burrow or under heaps of dead seaweed Seaweed, or macroalgae, refers to thousands of species of macroscopic, multicellular, marine algae. The term includes some types of '' Rhodophyta'' (red), ''Phaeophyta'' (brown) and ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Amphipoda
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 9,900 amphipod species so far described. They are mostly marine animals, but are found in almost all aquatic environments. Some 1,900 species live in fresh water, and the order also includes the terrestrial sandhoppers such as ''Talitrus saltator''. Etymology and names The name ''Amphipoda'' comes, via New Latin ', from the Greek roots 'on both/all sides' and 'foot'. This contrasts with the related Isopoda, which have a single kind of thoracic leg. Particularly among anglers, amphipods are known as ''freshwater shrimp'', ''scuds'', or ''sideswimmers''. Description Anatomy The body of an amphipod is divided into 13 segments, which can be grouped into a head, a thorax and an abdomen. The head is fused to the thorax, and bears two pairs of antennae and one pair of s ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americorchestia
''Americorchestia'' is a genus of beach hoppers in the family Talitridae 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 siphonapter .... There are about five described species in ''Americorchestia''. Species These five species belong to the genus ''Americorchestia'': * '' Americorchestia barbarae'' Bousfield, 1991 * '' Americorchestia heardi'' Bousfield, 1991 * '' Americorchestia longicornis'' (Say, 1818) (common Atlantic sandhopper) * '' Americorchestia megalophthalma'' (Bate, 1862) (northern big-eyed sandhopper) * '' Americorchestia salomani'' Bousfield, 1991 References Further reading * * External links * Amphipoda Articles created by Qbugbot {{amphipod-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Talitrus Saltator
''Talitrus saltator'', a species of sand hopper, is a common amphipod crustacean of sandy coasts around Europe. The animal's typical "hopping" movement gives it its common name, and is produced by a flexion of the abdomen. In order to do this, it must stand on its legs (amphipods usually rest on their sides) and suddenly extend its abdomen from under its body. It can thus leap several inches into the air, although without any control over its direction. A great deal of scientific research has been carried out on the animal, to determine the environmental cues which it uses to control its behavior. Description ''Talitrus saltator'' reaches lengths between and , with males being slightly larger than females. The body is grayish-brown or grayish-green in colour, with a single pair of black eyes. It has a distinct pair of antennae, with one antenna as more robust than the other. Distribution ''Talitrus saltator'' is found around the coasts of the North Sea and north-east Atlant ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Bellorchestia
''Bellorchestia'' is a genus of amphipods of the family Talitridae 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 siphonapte ..., containing the following species: *'' Bellorchestia chathamensis'' (Hurley, 1956) *'' Bellorchestia kirki'' (Hurley, 1956) *'' Bellorchestia marmorata'' (Haswell, 1880) *'' Bellorchestia pravidactyla'' (Haswell, 1880) *'' Bellorchestia quoyana'' (Milne-Edwards, 1840) *'' Bellorchestia richardsoni'' Serejo & Lowry, 2008 *'' Bellorchestia spadix'' (Hurley, 1956) *'' Bellorchestia tumida'' (Thomson, 1885) References Gammaridea {{amphipod-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
