| substrate dependent talitrid amphipods from fragmented beaches on the north coast of crete (crustacea, amphipoda, talitridae), including a redefinition of the genus orchestia and descriptions of orchestia xylino sp. nov. and cryptorchestia gen. nov. | four species of talitrid amphipods (orchestia montagui audouin, 1826, orchestia stephenseni cecchini, 1928, orchestia xylino sp. nov. and talitrus saltator (montagu, 1808)) are reported from a set of fragmented pocket beaches to the east of heraklion on the north coast of crete. aside from a previous record of o. stephenseni these are the first records of talitrid amphipods from the island of crete. 2) along a coastal segment of only 4.36 km, characterised by habitat fragmentation and substrate ... | 2013 | 26240906 |