Orchestia Explained

Orchestia is a genus of amphipods in the family Talitridae. Species in Orchestia are parasitized by the Filozoan species Txikispora philomaios.^[1]

Species

The genus contains the following species:^[2]

• Orchestia aestuarensis Wildish, 1987
• Orchestia aucklandiae Bate, 1862
• Orchestia bottae Milne-Edwards, 1840
• Orchestia canariensis Dahl, 1950
• Orchestia cavimana Heller, 1865
• Orchestia chevreuxi de Guerne, 1887
• Orchestia dassenensis (K. H. Barnard, 1916)
• Orchestia gambierensis Chevreux, 1908
• Orchestia gammarellus (Pallas, 1766)
• Orchestia ghigii Vecchi, 1929
• Orchestia gomeri Stock, 1989
• Orchestia grillus (Bosc, 1802)
• Orchestia guancha Stock & Boxshall, 1989
• Orchestia guernei Chevreux, 1889
• Orchestia kokuboi Uéno, 1929
• Orchestia kosswigi Ruffo, 1949
• Orchestia magnifica Vecchi, 1931
• Orchestia marquesana Stephensen, 1935
• Orchestia mateusi Afonso, 1977
• Orchestia mediterranea Costa, 1853
• Orchestia microphtalma Amanieu & Salvat, 1963
• Orchestia montagui Audouin, 1826
• Orchestia monticola Stock & Abreu, 1992
• Orchestia ponapensis J. L. Barnard, 1960
• Orchestia pyatakovi Derzhavin, 1937
• Orchestia scutigerula Dana, 1853
• Orchestia selkirki Stebbing, 1888
• Orchestia solifuga Iwasa, 1939
• Orchestia stephenseni Cecchini, 1928
• Orchestia stocki Ruffo, 1990
• Orchestia sulensoni Stebbing, 1899

Notes and References

1. Urrutia . Ander . Feist . Stephen . Bass . David . 2022 . Txikispora philomaios n. sp., n. g., a micro-eukaryotic pathogen of amphipods, reveals parasitism and hidden diversity in Class Filasterea . . 69 . 2 . 10.1111/jeu.12875.
2. Mark Costello & Denise Bellan-Santini . 2011 . Orchestia Leach, 1814 . 101783 . Amphipod . January 11, 2012.