Galapagos Species Database
The Galapagos Species Database shares the information about the species from our Natural History Collections.
Hyachelia tortugae
amphipodo, Amphipods
Affin. Cosmopolitan, in sea-turtle mouths
Domain
Eukaryota
Kingdom
Animalia
Phylum
Arthropoda
Class
Malacostraca
Order
Amphipoda
Suborder
Gammaridea
Superfamily
Talitroidea
Family
Hyalidae
Genus
Hyachelia
Species
tortugae
Taxon category: Accepted
Holotype: USNM 111527, fide Appeltans et al. (2010)
Origin: Native
- Appeltans, W. Bouchet, P., Boxshall, G.A., Fauchald, K., Gordon, D.P., Hoeksema, B.W., Poore, G.C.B., van Soest, R.W.M., Stöhr, S., Walter, T.C., Costello, M.J. (eds.) (2010) World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS). Available online at http://www.marinespecies.org.
- Barnard, J.L. (1991) Amphipoda of the Galápagos Islands. In: James, M.J. (ed.): Galápagos Marine Invertebrates. Taxonomy, Biogeography, and Evolution in Darwin's Islands. Plenum Press, New York and London, p. 193-206.
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"Galapagos Species Database, Hyachelia tortugae", dataZone. Charles Darwin Foundation, https://datazone.darwinfoundation.org/en/checklist/?species=14810. Accessed 6 November 2026.