Subfamily

Talitrinae

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

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 do not bite people.

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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 (2)

Subtaxa

Genus: Megalorchestia

Subfamily

Talitrinae

Subtaxa

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Discussion

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