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Genus

Megalorchestia

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

iNaturalist • Wikipedia

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.

— Wikipedia

  • 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 californiana (California beach flea)

Subtaxa

Species: Megalorchestia columbiana (Pale beach hopper)

Species: Megalorchestia californiana (California beach flea)

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