Talitridae
Megalorchestia californiana Brandt, 1851
Megalorchestia californiana Brandt, 1851
Megalorchestia californiana is a North American west coast beach hopper that feeds on organic debris on sandy beaches.
Megalorchestia pugettensis (Dana, 1853)
Megalorchestia pugettensis (Dana, 1853)
Megalorchestia pugettensis is a North American Pacific coast sand-hopper species in the Talitridae family that lives on low-seaweed coarse sand beaches.
Traskorchestia traskiana (Stimpson, 1857)
Traskorchestia traskiana (Stimpson, 1857)
Traskorchestia traskiana, the Pacific beach hopper, is a beach hopper species in the family Talitridae.
Talitrus saltator (Montagu, 1808)
Talitrus saltator (Montagu, 1808)
Talitrus saltator is a common coastal sand hopper found from southern Norway to the Mediterranean, feeding on rotting strandline seaweed.
Platorchestia platensis (Krøyer, 1845)
Platorchestia platensis (Krøyer, 1845)
Platorchestia platensis is a circumtropical beach-dwelling sand flea amphipod that has spread into northern Europe.
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