Maera (crustacean)

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

Maera
Maera danae
Scientific classification e
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Maeridae
Genus: Maera
Leach, 1814
Synonyms

Leptothoe Stimpson, 1853

References
  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. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Maera Leach, 1814". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-06-15.
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