Orchestia recens
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Orchestia recens is a species
of amphipod
in the family
Talitridae
, found only in Wellington Region
, New Zealand
. It is epigean, found in freshwater. Its taxonomic affinities are unclear, and it may be best placed in a genus other than Orchestia
.
Species
In biology, a species is one of the basic units of biological classification and a taxonomic rank. A species is often defined as a group of organisms capable of interbreeding and producing fertile offspring. While in many cases this definition is adequate, more precise or differing measures are...
of amphipod
Amphipoda
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. The name amphipoda means "different-footed", and refers to the different forms of appendages, unlike isopods, where all the legs are alike. Of the 7,000 species, 5,500 are classified...
in the family
Family (biology)
In biological classification, family is* a taxonomic rank. Other well-known ranks are life, domain, kingdom, phylum, class, order, genus, and species, with family fitting between order and genus. As for the other well-known ranks, there is the option of an immediately lower rank, indicated by the...
Talitridae
Talitridae
Talitridae is a family of amphipods. Commonly, many of the North American fresh water species of this family are called scuds. Terrestrial species are often referred to as landhoppers and beach dwellers are called sandhoppers or sand fleas.It contains the following genera:*Africorchestia Lowry &...
, found only in Wellington Region
Wellington Region
The Wellington region of New Zealand occupies the southern end of the North Island.-Governance:The official Wellington Region, as administered by the Wellington Regional Council covers the conurbation around the capital city, Wellington, and the cities of Lower Hutt, Porirua, and Upper Hutt, each...
, New Zealand
New Zealand
New Zealand is an island country in the south-western Pacific Ocean comprising two main landmasses and numerous smaller islands. The country is situated some east of Australia across the Tasman Sea, and roughly south of the Pacific island nations of New Caledonia, Fiji, and Tonga...
. It is epigean, found in freshwater. Its taxonomic affinities are unclear, and it may be best placed in a genus other than Orchestia
Orchestia
Orchestia is a genus of amphipods in the family Talitridae, containing the following species:*Orchestia aestuarensis Wildish, 1987*Orchestia agilis S. I. Smith, 1874*Orchestia ancheidos Orchestia is a genus of amphipods in the family Talitridae, containing the following species:*Orchestia...
.