Talitrus
Encyclopedia
Talitrus is a genus
of amphipod crustacean
s, including the familiar Europe
an sandhopper Talitrus saltator
. In includes the following species:
Genus
In biology, a genus is a low-level taxonomic rank used in the biological classification of living and fossil organisms, which is an example of definition by genus and differentia...
of amphipod crustacean
Crustacean
Crustaceans form a very large group of arthropods, usually treated as a subphylum, which includes such familiar animals as crabs, lobsters, crayfish, shrimp, krill and barnacles. The 50,000 described species range in size from Stygotantulus stocki at , to the Japanese spider crab with a leg span...
s, including the familiar Europe
Europe
Europe is, by convention, one of the world's seven continents. Comprising the westernmost peninsula of Eurasia, Europe is generally 'divided' from Asia to its east by the watershed divides of the Ural and Caucasus Mountains, the Ural River, the Caspian and Black Seas, and the waterways connecting...
an sandhopper Talitrus saltator
Talitrus saltator
Talitrus saltator, a species of sand hopper, is a common amphipod crustacean of sandy coasts around Europe. The animal's typical "hopping" movement gives the animal its common name, and is produced by a flexion of the abdomen. In order to do this, it must stand on its legs and suddenly extend its...
. In includes the following species:
- Talitrus curioi Javier & Coleman, 2010
- Talitrus gulliveri Miers, 1875
- Talitrus saltatorTalitrus saltatorTalitrus saltator, a species of sand hopper, is a common amphipod crustacean of sandy coasts around Europe. The animal's typical "hopping" movement gives the animal its common name, and is produced by a flexion of the abdomen. In order to do this, it must stand on its legs and suddenly extend its...
(Montagu, 1808) - Talitrus trukana K. H. Barnard, 1960