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Sandhopper
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 flea Flea, the common name for the order Siphonaptera, includes 2,500 species of small flightless insects that live as external parasites of mammals and birds. Fleas live by ingesting the blood of their hosts. Adult fleas grow to about long, a ...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 * ' ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Americorchestia
''Americorchestia'' is a genus of beach hoppers in the family Talitridae. 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 ''Americorchestia'' is a genus of beach hoppers in the family Talitridae. There are about five described species in ''Americorchestia''. Species These five species belong to the genus ''Americorchestia'': * ''Americorchestia barbarae'' Bousfield ...'' 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 Atlanti ... [...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 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Strandline
A high water mark is a point that represents the maximum rise of a body of water over land. Such a mark is often the result of a flood, but high water marks may reflect an all-time high, an annual high (highest level to which water rose that year) or the high point for some other division of time. Knowledge of the high water mark for an area is useful in managing the development of that area, particularly in making preparations for flood surges. High water marks from floods have been measured for planning purposes since at least as far back as the civilizations of ancient Egypt. It is a common practice to create a physical marker indicating one or more of the highest water marks for an area, usually with a line at the level to which the water rose, and a notation of the date on which this high water mark was set. This may be a free-standing flood level sign or other marker, or it may be affixed to a building or other structure that was standing at the time of the flood that se ... [...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 siphonapter ..., 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] |
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 ''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) * ' ...'' (Stebbing, 1922) * '' Africorchestia spinifera'' (Mateus, 1962) * '' Africorchestia tricornuta'' (Shoemaker, 1920) References Gammaridea {{amphipod-stub ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
