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Home » Guide » Arthropods (Arthropoda) » Crustaceans (Crustacea) » Malacostracans (Malacostraca) » Marsupial Crustaceans (Peracarida) » Amphipods (Amphipoda) » Senticaudata » Beach Hoppers (Talitridae) » Americorchestia » Americorchestia megalophthalma

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Copyright © 2005 tom murray

sand flea - Americorchestia megalophthalma

Plum Island, Massachusetts, USA
October 12, 2004
Size: ~6mm

here's another kind of sand flea.

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Contributed by tom murray on 1 May, 2005 - 1:24pm
Last updated 11 November, 2014 - 3:18pm

Moved

Moved from Americorchestia.

… Charley Eiseman, 11 November, 2014 - 3:18pm

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Moved

Moved from Beach Hoppers.

… Charley Eiseman, 11 November, 2014 - 3:16pm

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Americorchestia sp.

A. longicornis and A. megalophthalma were moved, along with three other species, from Talorchestia to their own genus. A. longicornis and A. megalophthalma are the only sand hoppers in New England. The massive eye indicates a megalophthalma, the smaller and considerably less common of the two. See here.

… Aaron Hunt, 11 November, 2014 - 3:12pm

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Only sand hoppers in New England?

I moved this photo to a new species page, but looking at the reference you linked to, it seems there are a number of other sand hoppers in Connecticut, although only two in "Talorchestia." How do we rule out the other genera?

… Charley Eiseman, 11 November, 2014 - 3:24pm

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The large eye

Is distinctive among sand hoppers in the area. However, you're right about there being more terrestrial amphipods in the area. That was my mistake.

… Aaron Hunt, 11 June, 2015 - 1:15pm

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Talorchestia sp.?

Take a look here.

… Steve Nanz, 27 December, 2013 - 5:42am

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Talorchestia sp.?

Steve, that's a good possibility, but I can't tell for sure from that picture.

… tom murray, 27 December, 2013 - 8:00am

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Moved

Moved from Amphipods.

… Charley Eiseman, 4 June, 2009 - 10:21pm

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wow

Very cool photo.

… Lynette Elliott, 2 May, 2005 - 6:01am

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thanks

It looks funny, but it was hopping around like crazy.

… tom murray, 2 May, 2005 - 6:17am

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