Talitridae is a

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. 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

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s), 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 ''Orchestia'' is a genus of amphipods 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 misle ...

'' 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 ''Talitrus'' is a genus of amphipod crustaceans, including the familiar European sandhopper ''Talitrus saltator''. In includes the following species: *''Talitrus curioi'' Javier & Coleman, 2010 *''Talitrus gulliveri'' Miers, 1875 *''Talitrus salt ...

'' 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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* * Talitrida Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Amphipod families Terrestrial crustaceans {{amphipod-stub

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