Maera (crustacean)
| Maera | |
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| Maera danae | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Amphipoda |
| Family: | Maeridae |
| Genus: | Maera Leach, 1814 |
| Synonyms | |
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Leptothoe Stimpson, 1853 | |
Maera is a genus of crustacean in the family Maeridae, and was first described by William Elford Leach in 1814.[1][2] It consists of the following species:[3]
- Maera anoculata
- Maera bousfieldi
- Maera danae
- Maera edwardsi
- Maera fusca
- Maera grossimana
- Maera hirondellei
- Maera irregularis
- Maera jerrica
- Maera loveni
- Maera lucinae
- Maera nelsonae
- Maera pachytelson
- Maera schieckei
- Maera similis
- Maera sodalis
- Maera spinimana
- Maera tenera
- Maera umarae
References
- ^ "Maera Leach, 1814". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ Leach, W.E. Crustaceology. In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): Pl. CCXXI [1815]. (1813-1815).
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Maera Leach, 1814". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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