Amphipoda10 species

Family Beach Hoppers (Talitridae)

Talitridae is a family in the order Amphipoda. Browse 10 named species recorded in this family, or open an individual profile for its available identification and natural-history information.

Species in Talitridae (10)

Common Atlantic Sandhopper

Americorchestia longicornis

Americorchestia longicornis, the common Atlantic sandhopper, is a species of beach hopper in the family Talitridae.

Northern Big-eyed Sandhopper

Americorchestia megalophthalma

Americorchestia megalophthalma, the northern big-eyed sandhopper, is a species of beach hopper in the family Talitridae.

Lawn Shrimp

Arcitalitrus sylvaticus

Identification: Shrimp-like creatures with many legs that can hop like fleas. Springtails are much smaller and have only 3 pairs of legs These are rarely seen except when flooding or lack of moisture forces them to abandon their home in the soil in s

California beach flea

Megalorchestia californiana

Megalorchestia californiana is a species of sand-hopper in the family Talitridae. It was first described in 1851 by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich von Brandt and is the type species of the genus Megalorchestia. It is commonly known as the lon

Megalorchestia corniculata

Identification: Key to Amphipoda of Santa Barbara County

Orchestia grillus

Identification: Among the talitrids of northeastern North America, can be identified by combination of dark coloration, small eyes, segment 3 of antenna 2 about the same width as antennomeres, and number of antennomeres =20.

Pacific beach hopper

Traskorchestia traskiana

Traskorchestia traskiana, the Pacific beach hopper, is a species of beach hopper in the family Talitridae.

Uhlorchestia uhleri

Pale beach hopper

Megalorchestia columbiana