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Family: Talitridae



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79 species (see list below)
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Americorchestia barbarae
[Western Gulf sandhopper]
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Americorchestia heardi
[Common Gulf sandhopper]
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Americorchestia longicornis
[Common Atlantic sandhopper]
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Americorchestia megalophthalma
[Northern big-eyed sandhopper]
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Americorchestia salomani
[Eastern Gulf sandhopper]
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Australorchestia occidentalis
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Chelorchestia forceps
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Chiltonorchestia pusilla
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Chroestia lota
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Demaorchestia hakatejima
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Demaorchestia mie
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Demaorchestia pseudojoi
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Deshayesorchestia deshayesii
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Eorchestia rectipalma
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Floresorchestia anomala
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Floresorchestia limicola
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Floresorchestia mkomani
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Floresorchestia palau
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Floresorchestia pickeringi
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Gazia gazi
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Gondwanorchestia scutigerula
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Gondwanorchestia tristanensis
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Makawe insularis
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Makawe maynei
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Makawe parva
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Megalorchestia benedicti
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Megalorchestia californiana
[California beach hopper]
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Megalorchestia columbiana
[Blue beach hopper]
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Megalorchestia corniculata
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Megalorchestia dexterae
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Megalorchestia minor
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Megalorchestia pugettensis
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Notorchestia naturaliste
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Notorchestia quadrimana
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Orchestia aestuarensis
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Orchestia aucklandiae
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Orchestia cavimana
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Orchestia gambierensis
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Orchestia gammarellus
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Orchestia georgiana
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Orchestia grillus
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Orchestia mediterranea
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Orchestia ochotensis
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Orchestia platensis
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Orchestia pyatakovi
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Orchestia roffensis
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Orchestia traskiana
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Orchestia uhleri
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Orchestoidea californiana
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Orchestoidea corniculata
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Orchestoidea pugettensis
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Orchestoidea tuberculata
[Beach flee]
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Paciforchestia klawei
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Platorchestia chathamensis
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Platorchestia lanipo
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Platorchestia platensis
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Talitrus saltator
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Talorchestia antennulata
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Talorchestia crassicornis
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Talorchestia deshayesii
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Talorchestia longicornis
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Talorchestia martensii
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Talorchestia megalophthalma
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Talorchestia mindorensis
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Talorchestia pachypus
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Talorchestia qeshm
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Talorchestia spinipalma
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Talorchestia sulensoni
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Talorchestia terraereginae
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Tara sylvicola
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Transorchestia bollonsi
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Transorchestia chiliensis
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Transorchestia enigmatica
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Transorchestia serrulata
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Traskorchestia georgiana
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Traskorchestia ochotensis
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Traskorchestia traskiana
[Splash-zone beach hopper]
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Uhlorchestia spartinophila
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Uhlorchestia uhleri
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Americorchestia barbarae Western Gulf sandhopper To be filled. 1991
Americorchestia heardi Common Gulf sandhopper Western Central Atlantic 1991
Americorchestia longicornis Common Atlantic sandhopper To be filled. 1818
Americorchestia megalophthalma Northern big-eyed sandhopper To be filled. 1862
Americorchestia salomani Eastern Gulf sandhopper Western Central Atlantic 1991
Australorchestia occidentalis Eastern Indian Ocean 2008
Chelorchestia forceps Western Central Atlantic. 2001
Chiltonorchestia pusilla Western Central Pacific 1915
Chroestia lota Western Central Pacific 1984
Demaorchestia hakatejima Western Central Pacific 2022
Demaorchestia mie Western Central Pacific 2022
Demaorchestia pseudojoi Western Central Pacific 2022
Deshayesorchestia deshayesii Northeast Atlantic 1826
Eorchestia rectipalma Southwest Pacific 1940
Floresorchestia anomala Indo-West Pacific. 1901
Floresorchestia limicola Western Central Pacific 1880
Floresorchestia mkomani Western Central Pacific 2021
Floresorchestia palau Western Central Pacific 2013
Floresorchestia pickeringi Western Central Pacific 1853
Gazia gazi Western Central Pacific 2019
Gondwanorchestia scutigerula Antarctic Atlantic 1853
Gondwanorchestia tristanensis Antarctic Atlantic 2020
Makawe insularis Southwest Pacific 1909
Makawe maynei Southwest Pacific 1909
Makawe parva Southwest Pacific 1909
Megalorchestia benedicti Southwest Pacific 1930
Megalorchestia californiana California beach hopper Northeast Pacific. 1851
Megalorchestia columbiana Blue beach hopper Northeast Pacific. 1958
Megalorchestia corniculata Northeast Pacific. 1913
Megalorchestia dexterae Northeast Pacific. 1982
Megalorchestia minor Northeast Pacific. 1957
Megalorchestia pugettensis Northeast Pacific 1853
Notorchestia naturaliste Eastern Indian Ocean 2008
Notorchestia quadrimana Indo-West Pacific 1852
Orchestia aestuarensis Indo-West Pacific 1987
Orchestia aucklandiae Southwest Pacific 1862
Orchestia cavimana Ponto-Caspian Region. 1865
Orchestia gambierensis Indo-Pacific 1908
Orchestia gammarellus Southwest Pacific and Nor 1766
Orchestia georgiana Southwest Pacific and Nor
Orchestia grillus Western Atlantic 1802
Orchestia mediterranea Western Atlantic 1766
Orchestia ochotensis Northwest Pacific
Orchestia platensis Northwest Pacific
Orchestia pyatakovi Northwest Pacific
Orchestia roffensis Northwest Pacific 1857
Orchestia traskiana Northwest Pacific
Orchestia uhleri Northwest Pacific
Orchestoidea californiana Northwest Pacific
Orchestoidea corniculata Northwest Pacific 1913
Orchestoidea pugettensis Northwest Pacific
Orchestoidea tuberculata Beach flee Southeast Pacific 1849
Paciforchestia klawei Southeast Pacific 1959
Platorchestia chathamensis Southeast Pacific 1982
Platorchestia lanipo Southeast Pacific 1991
Platorchestia platensis Indo-Pacific and Atlantic 1845
Talitrus saltator Northeast Atlantic 1808
Talorchestia antennulata Western Central Pacific 1915
Talorchestia crassicornis Western Central Pacific
Talorchestia deshayesii Western Central Pacific 1826
Talorchestia longicornis Western Central Pacific 1818
Talorchestia martensii Northwest Pacific 1892
Talorchestia megalophthalma Northwest Pacific 1862
Talorchestia mindorensis Western Central Pacific 1970
Talorchestia pachypus Western Central Pacific
Talorchestia qeshm Western Indian Ocean 2015
Talorchestia spinipalma Western Central Pacific 1853
Talorchestia sulensoni Western Central Pacific
Talorchestia terraereginae Western Central Pacific 1880
Tara sylvicola Southwest Pacific 1852
Transorchestia bollonsi Southwest Pacific 1909
Transorchestia chiliensis Southern Pacific 1840
Transorchestia enigmatica Southern Pacific 1967
Transorchestia serrulata Southwest Pacific 1852
Traskorchestia georgiana Southwest Pacific 1958
Traskorchestia ochotensis Southwest Pacific 1851
Traskorchestia traskiana Splash-zone beach hopper Eastern Pacific 1857
Uhlorchestia spartinophila Eastern Pacific 1986
Uhlorchestia uhleri Western Atlantic 1930



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