Species

Megalorchestia californiana (California beach flea)

Megalorchestia californiana. Photo: (c) Ingrid Taylar, some rights reserved (CC BY)

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Megalorchestia californiana is a species of sand-hopper in the family Talitridae. It was first described in 1851 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich von Brandt and is the type species of the genus Megalorchestia. It is commonly known as the long-horned beach hopper.

Humboldt Life
- Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
  - Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
    - Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
      - Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
        Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
        Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
        Superorder: Peracarida (Amphipods, isopods, and allies)
        Order: Amphipoda (Amphipods)
        Suborder: Senticaudata
        Infraorder: Talitrida
        Parvorder: Talitridira
        Superfamily: Talitroidea (Terrestrial amphipods)
        Epifamily: Talitroidae
        Family: Talitridae (Sandhoppers and landhoppers)
        Subfamily: Talitrinae
        Genus: Megalorchestia
        Species: Megalorchestia californiana (California beach flea)

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