Talitridae
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Name (Latin)
Talitridae
Other forms of name
nne Beach-flea
Beach fleas
Beach hoppers
Sand fleas (Crustacea)
Sand hoppers
Sandhoppers
Orchestiidae
See Also From tracing topical name
Amphipoda
MARC
MARC
Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q2423916
Library of congress:
sh 87020686
Sources of Information
- Integrated Taxonomic Info. System, Jan. 26, 2000
- Web. 3
- Encarta World Eng. dict.
- Americana:
- Britannica Micro.:
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Talitrus saltator 2a
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Wikipedia description:
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 are not siphonapterans (true fleas), do not bite people, and are not limited to sandy beaches. Marine amphipods are often washed up in the strandline, but die rapidly on drying out. Talitrids differ in being able to survive for a long time out of water; some Southern Hemisphere species are entirely terrestrial. It contains these genera:
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