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

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, 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 ''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 * '' 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 ''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 ...

'' Lowry & Coleman, 2011 * '' Amphiatlantica'' Lowry & Myers, 2019 * '' Aokiorchestia'' Morino, 2020 * '' Atlantorchestoidea'' Serejo, 2004 * '' Australorchestia'' Serejo & Lowry, 2008 * ''

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 m ...

'' 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'' 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'' 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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* * Gammaridea Taxa named by Constantine Samuel Rafinesque Crustacean families Terrestrial crustaceans {{amphipod-stub

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