Talitridae

Talitridae
Talitrus saltator
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Suborder: Gammaridea
Family: Talitridae
Rafinesque, 1815
Genera

See text.

Talitridae is a family of amphipods. Commonly, many of the North American fresh water species of this family are called scuds.[1] Terrestrial species are often referred to as landhoppers and beach dwellers are called sandhoppers or sand fleas.

It contains the following genera:[2]

  • Africorchestia Lowry & Coleman, 2011[3]
  • Agilestia Friend, 1982
  • Americorchestia Bousfield, 1991
  • Arcitalitrus Hurley, 1975
  • Atlantorchestoidea Serejo, 2004
  • Australorchestia Serejo & Lowry, 2008
  • Austrotroides Friend, 1982
  • Bellorchestia Serejo & Lowry, 2008
  • Bousfieldia Chou & Lee, 1996
  • Brevitalitrus Bousfield, 1971
  • Caribitroides Bousfield, 1984
  • Cariborchestia Smith, 1998
  • Cerrorchestia Lindeman, 1990
  • Chelorchestia Bousfield, 1984
  • Chiltonorchestia Bousfield, 1984
  • Chroestia Marsden & Fenwick, 1984
  • Cochinorchestia Lowry & Peart, 2010
  • Deshayesorchestia Ruffo, 2004
  • Eorchestia Bousfield, 1984
  • Floresorchestia Bousfield, 1984
  • Hawaiorchestia Bousfield, 1984
  • Kanikania Duncan, 1994
  • Keratroides Hurley, 1975
  • Macarorchestia Stock, 1989
  • Makawe Duncan, 1994
  • Megalorchestia Brandt, 1851
  • Microrchestia Bousfield, 1984
  • Mysticotalitrus Hurley, 1975
  • Neorchestia Friend, 1987
  • Notorchestia Serejo & Lowry, 2008
  • Orchestia Leach, 1814
  • Orchestiella Friend, 1987
  • Orchestoidea Nicolet, 1849
  • Paciforchestia Bousfield, 1982
  • Palmorchestia Stock & Martin, 1988
  • Parorchestia Stebbing, 1899
  • Platorchestia Bousfield, 1982
  • Protaustrotroides Bousfield, 1984
  • Protorchestia Bousfield, 1982
  • Pseudorchestoidea Bousfield, 1982
  • Puhuruhuru Duncan, 1994
  • Sardorchestia Ruffo, 2004
  • Sinorchestia Miyamoto & Morino, 1999
  • Spelaeorchestia Bousfield & Howarth, 1976
  • Talitriator Methuen, 1913
  • Talitroides Bonnier, 1898
  • Talitrus Latreille & Bosc, 1802
  • Talorchestia Dana, 1852
  • Tasmanorchestia Friend, 1987
  • Tethorchestia Bousfield, 1984
  • Transorchestia Bousfield, 1982
  • Traskorchestia Bousfield, 1982
  • Trinorchestia Bousfield, 1982
  • Uhlorchestia Bousfield, 1984
  • Waematau Duncan, 1994

References

  1. ^ "Scuds". West Fly. 2006. Archived from the original on May 25, 2006. http://web.archive.org/web/20060525145021/http://www.westfly.com/ento/others/scuds.htm. Retrieved August 7, 2006. 
  2. ^ C. De Broyer, M. Costello, D. Bellan-Santini (2011). "Talitridae". In J. Lowry. World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101411. Retrieved February 18, 2011. 
  3. ^ James K. Lowry & Charles Oliver Coleman (2011). "Africorchestia a new genus of sand-hoppers (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Talitridae) from western Africa and south-western Europe" (PDF excerpt). Zootaxa 2825: 55–68. http://www.mapress.com/zootaxa/2011/f/z02825p068f.pdf.