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Megalorchestia

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Megalorchestia
Megalorchestia californiana
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Talitridae
Genus: Megalorchestia
Brandt, 1851[1]

Megalorchestia is a genus of sand-hoppers in the family Talitridae. The genus was erected by the German naturalist Johann Friedrich von Brandt in 1851 and the type species is Megalorchestia californiana.[1]

Species

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The World Register of Marine Species includes the following species in the genus:-[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c Lowry, Jim (2018). "Megalorchestia Brandt, 1851". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 15 March 2018.