Family
Talitridae (Sandhoppers and landhoppers)
Megalorchestia columbiana. Photo: (c) Ann Goddard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)
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
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
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Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
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Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
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Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
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Superorder: Peracarida (Amphipods, isopods, and allies)
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Order: Amphipoda (Amphipods)
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Suborder: Senticaudata
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Infraorder: Talitrida
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Parvorder: Talitridira
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Superfamily: Talitroidea (Terrestrial amphipods)
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Epifamily: Talitroidae
- Family: Talitridae (Sandhoppers and landhoppers)
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Epifamily: Talitroidae
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Superfamily: Talitroidea (Terrestrial amphipods)
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Parvorder: Talitridira
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Infraorder: Talitrida
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Suborder: Senticaudata
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Order: Amphipoda (Amphipods)
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Superorder: Peracarida (Amphipods, isopods, and allies)
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Subclass: Eumalacostraca (Decapods, isopods, and allies)
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Class: Malacostraca (Malacostracans)
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Superclass: Multicrustacea (Typical crustaceans)
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Subphylum: Crustacea (Crustaceans)
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Phylum: Arthropoda (Arthropods)
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Kingdom: Animalia (Animals)
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