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Maera (crustacean)

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Maera
Maera danae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Maeridae
Genus: Maera
Leach, 1814
Synonyms

Leptothoe Stimpson, 1853

Maera is a genus of amphipod crustacean in the family Maeridae, and was first described by William Elford Leach in 1814.[1][2] The type taxon is Cancer (Gammarus) grossimanus Montagu, 1808, currently accepted as Maera grossimana (Montagu, 1808).[3]

Species

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The genus contains the following species as of October 2023:[3]

References

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  1. ^ "Maera Leach, 1814". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  2. ^ 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).
  3. ^ a b Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copila?-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2023). World Amphipoda Database. Maera Leach, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101675 on 2023-10-27