Robyn J. Waayers, USA
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Megalorchestia californiana Brandt, 1851
M. californiana tends to hide in a shallow burrow or under heaps of dead seaweed during the day, emerging at night or in dull weather to feed on decaying seaweed or organic debris left behind by beach-goers.
The body is ivory or gray-white (or gray-green) and the antennae are pinkish-orange or reddish in life. The eyes are round and black. Length up to 2.8 cm.
Synonymised names:
Orchestoidea californiana
M. californiana tends to hide in a shallow burrow or under heaps of dead seaweed during the day, emerging at night or in dull weather to feed on decaying seaweed or organic debris left behind by beach-goers.
The body is ivory or gray-white (or gray-green) and the antennae are pinkish-orange or reddish in life. The eyes are round and black. Length up to 2.8 cm.
Synonymised names:
Orchestoidea californiana
