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''Elasmopus'' is a cosmopolitan genus of
amphipods Amphipoda () is an order (biology), order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods () range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 10,700 amphip ...
in the family, Maeridae, and was first described in 1853 by
Achille Costa Achille Costa (10 August 1823, Lecce – 17 November 1899 Rome) was an Italian zoologist working mainly in entomology who was appointed director of the Zoological Museum of Naples. He founded the entomological collections in Naples and describe ...
. The type species is '' Elasmopus rapax'' .


Species

There are 143 species accepted by
WoRMS The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms. Content The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...
Some appear below. *'' Elasmopus aduncus'' *'' Elasmopus alalo'' *'' Elasmopus alkhiranensis'' *'' Elasmopus antennatus'' *'' Elasmopus arafura'' *'' Elasmopus arrawarra'' *'' Elasmopus atolgidus'' *'' Elasmopus atollicus'' *'' Elasmopus balkomanus'' *'' Elasmopus hawaiensis'' *'' Elasmopus holgurus'' *'' Elasmopus hooheno'' *'' Elasmopus hyperopia'' *'' Elasmopus incarocai'' *''
Elasmopus incomptus ''Elasmopus'' is a cosmopolitan genus of Amphipoda, amphipods in the family, Maeridae, and was first described in 1853 by Achille Costa. The type species is '' Elasmopus rapax'' . Species There are 143 species accepted by World Register of Marin ...
'' *'' Elasmopus integer'' *'' Elasmopus japonicus'' *'' Elasmopus karamani'' *'' Elasmopus karlae'' *'' Elasmopus koreanus'' *'' Elasmopus laminischia'' *'' Elasmopus lapu'' *'' Elasmopus laufolii'' *'' Elasmopus lecroyae'' *'' Elasmopus lejeunei'' *'' Elasmopus lemaitrei'' *'' Elasmopus leveque''


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''Elasmopus'' images & occurrence data
from GBIF {{taxonbar, from = Q6486225 Amphipod genera Crustaceans described in 1853 Taxa named by Achille Costa