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Uhlorchestia uhleri
beach hopper, salt marsh amphipod
Uhlorchestia uhleri is a talitrid amphipod endemic to salt marshes along the Atlantic coast of North America. This semi-terrestrial crustacean is tightly associated with salt marsh vegetation, particularly Spartina grasses, and exhibits morphological adaptations for life in intertidal environments including reduced gills and modified pleopods. The species plays a role as a detritivore in salt marsh ecosystems and serves as prey for marsh predators.