Species

Megalorchestia columbiana (Pale beach hopper)

Megalorchestia columbiana. Photo: (c) Ann Goddard, some rights reserved (CC BY-NC)

Megalorchestia is a genus of sand-hoppers in the family Talitridae. The genus was erected by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich von Brandt in 1851 and the type species is Megalorchestia californiana.

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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
        Species: Megalorchestia columbiana (Pale beach hopper)

Species

Megalorchestia columbiana (Pale beach hopper)

Sightings

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