Maeridae

Maeridae is a family of marine amphipods, which was first described by Taudl Krapp-Schickel in 2008.

Genera

Accepted genera:

• Anamaera <small>Thomas & Barnard, 1985</small>
• Anelasmopus <small>Oliveira, 1953</small>
• Animoceradocus <small>G. Karaman, 1984</small>
• Austromaera <small>Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005</small>
• Bathyceradocus <small>Pirlot, 1934</small>
• Beaudettia <small>J.L. Barnard, 1965</small>
• Ceradocoides <small>Nicholls, 1938</small>
• Ceradocopsis <small>Schellenberg, 1926</small>
• Ceradocus <small>Costa, 1853</small>
• Ceradomaera <small>Ledoyer, 1973</small>
• Clessidra <small>Krapp-Schickel & Vader, 2009</small>
• Coxomaerella <small>G. Karaman, 1981</small>
• Dumosus <small>Thomas & Barnard, 1985</small>
• Elasmopoides <small>Stebbing, 1908</small>
• Elasmopus <small>Costa, 1853</small>
• Glossomaera <small>Krapp-Schickel, 2009</small>
• Hamimaera <small>Krapp-Schickel, 2008</small>
• Hoho <small>Lowry & Fenwick, 1983</small>
• Ifalukia <small>J.L. Barnard, 1972</small>
• Jerbarnia <small>Croker, 1971</small>
• Linguimaera <small>Pirlot, 1936</small>
• Lupimaera <small>Barnard & Karaman, 1982</small>
• Maera <small>Leach, 1814</small>
• Maeracoota <small>Myers, 1997</small>
• Maerella <small>Chevreux, 1911</small>
• Maeropsis <small>Chevreux, 1919</small>
• Mallacoota <small>Barnard, 1972</small>
• Megaceradocus <small>Mukai, 1979</small>
• Metaceradocoides <small>Birstein & M. Vinogradov, 1960</small>
• Meximaera <small>Ledoyer, 1983</small>
• Miramaera <small>Lowry & Springthorpe, 2005</small>
• Othomaera <small>Krapp-Schickel, 2000</small>
• Paraceradocus <small>Stebbing, 1899</small>
• Parelasmopus <small>Stebbing, 1888</small>
• Pseudelasmopus <small>Ledoyer, 1978</small>
• Quadrimaera <small>Krapp-Schickel & Ruffo, 2000</small>
• Quadrivisio <small>Stebbing, 1907</small>
• Ruffomaera <small>Krapp-Schickel, 2008</small>
• Saurodocus <small>Yerman & Krapp-Schickel, 2008</small>
• Spathiopus <small>Thomas & Barnard, 1985</small>
• Thalassostygius <small>Vonk, 1990</small>
• Wimvadocus <small>Krapp-Schickel & Jarrett, 2000</small>
• Zygomaera <small>Krapp-Schickel, 20</small>

References

Further reading

• Lowry, J.K.; Hughes, L.E. 2009: Maeridae, the Elasmopus group. Pp. 643-702 en Lowry, J.K.; Myers, A.A. (eds.) Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef. Zootaxa, 2260: 1-930.
• Lowry, J.K. & Myers, A.A. (2013) A Phylogeny and Classification of the Senticaudata subord. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Zootaxa 3610 (1): 1-80.

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