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
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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
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Family: Talitridae (Sandhoppers and landhoppers)
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Subfamily: Talitrinae
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Genus: Megalorchestia
- Species: Megalorchestia columbiana (Pale beach hopper)
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Genus: Megalorchestia
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Subfamily: Talitrinae
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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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