''Talitrus'' is a
genus
Genus ( plural genera ) is a taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms as well as viruses. In the hierarchy of biological classification, genus comes above species and below family. In binomial nom ...
of
amphipod crustacean
Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean group can ...
s, including the familiar
Europe
Europe is a large peninsula conventionally considered a continent in its own right because of its great physical size and the weight of its history and traditions. Europe is also considered a subcontinent of Eurasia and it is located entirel ...
an sandhopper ''
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, i ...
''. In includes the following species:
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Talitrus curioi''
Javier & Coleman, 2010
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Talitrus gulliveri''
Miers, 1875
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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, i ...
''
(Montagu, 1808)
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Talitrus trukana''
K. H. Barnard, 1960
References
Gammaridea
Taxa named by Louis Augustin Guillaume Bosc
Taxa named by Pierre André Latreille
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