Talitridae

Taxobox
name = Talitridae

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image_width = 250px
image_caption = "Talitrus saltator"
regnum = Animalia
phylum = Arthropoda
subphylum = Crustacea
classis = Malacostraca
ordo = Amphipoda
subordo = Gammaridea
familia = Talitridae
familia_authority = Rafinesque, 1815
subdivision_ranks = Genera
subdivision = See text.

Talitridae is a family of amphipods. Commonly, many of the North American fresh water species of this family are called scuds [cite web
title = Scuds
publisher = West Fly
date = 2006
url = http://www.westfly.com/ento/others/scuds.htm
accessdate = 2006-08-07 ] . Terrestrial species are often referred to as landhoppers and beach dwellers are called sand fleas.

Genera

:"Agilestia":"Americorchestia":"Arcitalitrus":"Austrotroides":"Brevitalitrus":"Caribitroides":"Cerrorchestia":"Chelorchestia":"Chiltonorchestia":"Chroestia":"Eorchestia":"Floresorchestia":"Hawaiorchestia":"Keratroides":"Macarorchestia":"Megalorchestia":"Microrchestia":"Mysticotalitrus":"Neorchestia":"Orchestia":"Orchestiella":"Orchestoidea":"Paciforchestia":"Palmorchestia":"Parorchestia":"Platorchestia":"Protaustrotroides":"Protorchestia":"Pseudorchestoidea":"Spelaeorchestia":"Talitriator":"Talitroides":"Talitrus":"Talorchestia":"Tasmanorchestia":"Tethorchestia":"Transorchestia":"Traskorchestia":"Trinorchestia":"Ulorchestia"

References