''Maera'' is a genus of
amphipod
Amphipoda () is an 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 amphipod species cur ...
crustacean in the family
Maeridae, and was first described by
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist.
Life and work
Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a medical apprenticesh ...
in 1814.
[Leach, W.E. Crustaceology. In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 ]813
Events
By place
Byzantine Empire
* June 22 – Battle of Versinikia: The Bulgars, led by Krum, ruler ('' khan'') of the Bulgarian Empire, defeat Emperor Michael I near Edirne (modern Turkey). The Byzantine army (26,000 men) is ...
7(2): 385–437, 765–766 814
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9(1): Pl. CCXXI 815 (1813-1815). The type taxon is ''Cancer (Gammarus) grossimanus'' Montagu, 1808, currently accepted as ''Maera grossimana'' (Montagu, 1808).
[ 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 ]
Species
The genus contains the following species as of October 2023:
* ''
Maera anoculata'' Rabindranath, 1983
* ''
Maera bousfieldi'' Krapp-Schickel & Jarrett, 2000
* ''
Maera danae'' (Stimpson, 1853)
* ''
Maera denticoxa'' Ariyama, Kodama & Tomikawa, 2020
* ''
Maera edwardsi'' Chevreux, 1920
* ''
Maera fusca'' Spence Bate, 1864
* ''
Maera grossimana'' (Montagu, 1808)
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Maera hirondellei'' Chevreux, 1900
* ''
Maera irregularis'' Myers & Nithyanandan, 2016
* ''
Maera jerrica'' Krapp-Schickel & Jarrett, 2000
* ''
Maera loveni'' (Bruzelius, 1859)
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Maera lucinae'' Krapp-Schickel, 2004
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Maera nelsonae'' Krapp-Schickel & Jarrett, 2000
* ''
Maera pachytelson'' Karaman & Ruffo, 1971
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Maera sagamiensis'' Ariyama, 2020
* ''
Maera schieckei'' Karaman & Ruffo, 1971
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Maera similis'' Stout, 1913
* ''
Maera sodalis'' Karaman & Ruffo, 1971
* ''
Maera spinimana'' Ren, 2012
* ''
Maera tenera'' Sars, 1885
* ''
Maera umarae'' García-Madrigal, 2010
References
Maeridae
Amphipod genera
Taxa named by William Elford Leach
Taxa described in 1814
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