Talitridae


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, 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:Austropacifica Lowry & Springthorpe, 2019Floresorchestia Bousfield, 1984Gazia Lowry & Springthorpe, 2019Americorchestia Bousfield, 1991Asiaorchestia Lowry & Myers, 2019Britorchestia Lowry & Bopiah, 2012Persianorchestia Momtazi, Lowry & Hekmatara, 2017Pseudorchestoidea Bousfield, 1982Sardorchestia Ruffo in Tafani, Ugolini, Bazzicalupo, Mengoni & Ruffo, 2004Africorchestia Lowry & Coleman, 2011Amphiatlantica Lowry & Myers, 2019Aokiorchestia Morino, 2020Atlantorchestoidea Serejo, 2004Australorchestia Serejo & Lowry, 2008Bellorchestia Serejo & Lowry, 2008Bulychevia Lowry & Myers, 2019