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Species Platorchestia platensis

Classification

Kingdom Animalia (Animals)

Phylum Arthropoda (Arthropods)

Subphylum Crustacea (Crustaceans)

Class Malacostraca (Malacostracans)

Superorder Peracarida (Marsupial Crustaceans)

Order Amphipoda (Amphipods)

Suborder Senticaudata

Family Talitridae (Beach Hoppers)

Genus Platorchestia

Species platensis (Platorchestia platensis)

Synonyms and other taxonomic changes

Platorchestia platensis Kröyer, 1845

Orchestia platensis Kröyer, 1845

Orchestia agilis Smith, S. I., 1871

Remarks

Introduced species.

Print References

Orchestia agilis Smith, S.I., 1871. Invertebrate Animals of Vineyard Sound. United States Commission of Fish and Fisheries. 1:555, plate 4, fig. 14

Orchestia platensis Stebbing, T.R.R., 1906. Amphipoda I. Gammaridea p. 540

Orchestia platensis Chilton, C., 1921. Fauna of the Chilka Lake. Memoirs of the Indian Museum. 5(8):538 (Orchestia agilis is synonimized with Orchestia platensis)

Internet References

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Contributed by Steve Nanz on 31 August, 2015 - 4:42am
Last updated 2 September, 2015 - 4:30am

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