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Arcitalitrus sylvaticus

Photo by Mark Ridgway
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Field Notes

Description:

Approximately 8mm long. <br> Five pairs of legs. Slightly translucent. Some are pink or grey or a mix. When they die they usually turn bright pink (like a cooked crustacean)

Habitat:

On a concrete wall at the local school.

Notes:

Congrats to StirredMocha for getting 90% to ID !! <br>
Common in south-eastern Australia. <br>
Has been introduced to UK, California <br>
order: AMPHIPODA <br>
suborder: SENTICAUDATA <br>
infraorder: TALITRIDA <br>
superfamily: TALITROIDEA <br>
family: TALITRIDAE

Reference Links:

Arcitalitrus sylvaticus - Information on Arcitalitrus sylvaticus, Arcitalitrus sylvaticus - Wikipedia, Crustaceans at the bottom of the garden: Museum Victoria

Species ID Suggestions

Landhopper

Talitridae sp. (sorry can't help you past family)

Reference Link
StirredMocha
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Comments (3)
Mark Ridgway
:-) thanks for looking at it SM... when I first found out what this was I was amazed to discover they are endemic to this part of the world - we have always seen them in the thousands since kids.
StirredMocha
Could it be the garden hopper (Talitroides topitotum)?
Mark Ridgway
Ha! Good start StirredMocha. (half a cup for that) :)

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Dandenong Ranges - fauna & flora
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Global Schoolyard Bioblitz!
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Upper Ferntree Gully Primary School

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PublishedAugust 2, 2014

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