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Common shore-skipper
Orchestia gammarellus
28 photos
Study shows up to four per card, from different observers, so you learn the species rather than one picture. Heart the good ones and swap any you do not like.
Photos you add are credited to you, and you keep the copyright.
Easily confused with
European Sand HopperTalitrus saltator
Platorchestia platensis
Mediterranean Beach HopperOrchestia mediterranea
Study checks a spoken answer against these, and tells you which one you named.
Where it is recorded
| United States | 677 |
|---|---|
| Alaska | 672 |
| Canada | 49 |
| United Kingdom | 40 |
| England | 30 |
| Nova Scotia | 16 |
| France | 14 |
| New Brunswick | 13 |
| Quebec | 11 |
| Bretagne | 11 |
Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.
Traits
Physical
- ExoskeletonHas a hard external skeletonFrom its classification
Classification
| Kingdom | Animals · Animalia |
|---|---|
| Phylum | Arthropods · Arthropoda |
| Class | Malacostracans · Malacostraca |
| Order | Amphipods · Amphipoda |
| Family | Sandhoppers and Landhoppers · Talitridae |
| Genus | Orchestia |
Sources
- Names, taxonomy and observation counts: www.inaturalist.org
- Photos and recordings: the creator and source are on each one.
- How much to rely on each source
Remember the name next time.
Practise Common shore-skipper with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.