Megalorchestia pugettensis (Dana, 1853) is a animal in the Talitridae family, order Amphipoda, kingdom Animalia. Not known to be toxic.
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.
Megalorchestia pugettensis is a species of sand-hopper that belongs to the family Talitridae. This species is distributed along the west coast of North America, with confirmed occurrences in the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, and southern Alaska. It inhabits coarse sand beaches that contain very little seaweed. This habitat preference sets it apart from beach fleas.
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Platorchestia platensis (Krøyer, 1845)
Megalorchestia californiana Brandt, 1851
Traskorchestia traskiana (Stimpson, 1857)
Talitrus saltator (Montagu, 1808)
Sources: GBIF, iNaturalist, Wikipedia, NCBI Taxonomy · Disclaimer
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