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Megalorchestia pugettensis

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Megalorchestia pugettensis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Talitridae
Genus: Megalorchestia
Species:
M. pugettensis
Binomial name
Megalorchestia pugettensis
(Dana, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Orchestia pugettensis Dana, 1853
  • Orchestoidea pugettensis Dana, 1853
  • Talorchestia tridentata Stebbing, 1899

Megalorchestia pugettensis is a species of sand-hopper in the family Talitridae.[1][2]

Taxonomy

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Megalorchestia pugettensis was initially placed under the genus Orchestoidea. The classification had four dentate species in the southern hemisphere under Orchestoidea and five dentate in the northern hemisphere under Megalorchestia. This differentiation was proposed by Johann Friedrich von Brandt in 1851. M. pugettensis was subsequently moved to this new genus.[1][3]

Distribution and habitat

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Megalorchestia pugettensis is found along the west coast of North America, specifically in the Pacific Northwest, British Columbia, and southern Alaska. It lives on coarse sand beaches with minimal seaweed, distinguishing it from beach fleas.[2][3][4]

References

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  1. ^ a b WoRMS. "Megalorchestia pugettensis (Dana, 1853)". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  2. ^ a b "Megalorchestia pugettensis (Dana, 1853)". Global Biodiversity Information Facility. Retrieved 2024-08-14.
  3. ^ a b "Megalorchestia pugettensis". Oregon Estuarine Invertebrate. 2013. Retrieved 15 March 2024.
  4. ^ "COPEPEDIA summary for Megalorchestia pugettensis : T4016822 : Species". www.st.nmfs.noaa.gov. Retrieved 2024-08-14.