Maeridae

Life-forms

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Peracarida
Ordo: Amphipoda
Subordo: Gammaridea
Superfamilia: Hadzioidea

Familia: Maeridae
Genera: Anamaera – Anelasmopus – Animoceradocus – Austromaera – Bathyceradocus – Beaudettia – Ceradocoides – Ceradocopsis – Ceradocus – Ceradomaera – Clessidra – Coxomaerella – Dumosus – Elasmopoides – Elasmopus – Glossomaera – Hamimaera – Hoho – Huonella – Ifalukia – Jerbarnia – Leeuwinella – Linguimaera – Lupimaera – Maera – Maeraceterus – Maeracoota – Maerella –Maeropsis – Mallacoota – Megaceradocus – Metaceradocoides – Meximaera – Orientomaera – Othomaera – Papuadocus – Paraceradocus – Parelasmopus – Pseudelasmopus – Quadrimaera – Quadrivisio – Ruffomaera – Saurodocus – Spathiopus – Thalassostygius – Wimvadocus – Zygomaera
Name

Maeridae Krapp-Schickel, 2008
References

Ariyama, H. 2018. Species of the Maera-clade collected from Japan. Part 1: genera Maeropsis Chevreux, 1919 and Orientomaera gen. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Maeridae). Zootaxa 4433(2): 201–244. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4433.2.1 Paywall Reference page.
Corbari, L.; Sorbe, J.C. 2015: Papuadocus blodiwai gen. nov., sp. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Maeridae), a new bathyal species associated with sunken wood in the Bismarck Sea (Papua New Guinea). Zootaxa 3914(4): 406–420. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3914.4.2. Reference page.
Hughes, L.E. 2015. Maeridae from the Indo-Pacific: Elasmopus, Leeuwinella gen. nov., Maeropsis, Pseudelasmopus and Quadrimaera (Amphipoda: Crustacea). Zootaxa 4059(2): 201–256. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4059.2.1. Preview (PDF) Reference page.
Hughes, L.E. 2016. New genera, species and records of Maeridae from Australian Waters: Austromaera, Ceradocus, Glossomaera, Hamimaera, Huonella gen. nov., Linguimaera and Maeraceterus gen. nov. (Crustacea: Amphipoda). Zootaxa 4115(1): 1–81. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4115.1.1. Reference page.
Krapp-Schickel, T. 2008: What has happened with the Maera-clade (Crustacea, Amphipoda) during the last decade? Bollettino del Museo Civico di Storia Naturale di Verona, 32: 3–32.
Krapp-Schickel, T. 2009: Maeridae, the Ceradocus group. Pp. 598–642 in Lowry, J.K.; Myers, A.A. (eds.) Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef. Zootaxa, 2260: 1–930. Abstract & excerpt PDF
Krapp-Schickel, T.; Vader, W. 2009: On some maerid genera (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Maeridae) collected by the Hourglass Cruises (Florida). Part 1: Genera Anamaera, Ceradocus, Clessidra gen. nov., Jerbarnia, Maera, Meximaera, with a key to world Ceradocus. Journal of natural history, 43: 2057–2086. DOI: 10.1080/00222930903091007
Lowry, J.K.; Hughes, L.E. 2009: Maeridae, the Elasmopus group. Pp. 643-702 in Lowry, J.K.; Myers, A.A. (eds.) Benthic Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) of the Great Barrier Reef. Zootaxa, 2260: 1–930. Abstract & excerpt PDF

Additional references

Lowry, J.K.; Springthorpe, R.T. 2005: New and little-known melitid amphipods from Australian waters (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Melitidae). Records of the Australian Museum, 57: 237–302. ISSN: 0067-1975 DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.57.2005.1463
Wongkamhaeng, K.; Coleman, C.O.; Pholpunthin, P. 2013: Three new species from the Aoridae and Maeridae (Crustacea, Amphipoda) from Thai Waters. Zootaxa 3693(4): 503–533. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3693.4.6 Reference page.

Links

Vader, W. (2010). Maeridae. In: Lowry, J. (2010) World Amphipoda database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=475166 on 2010-10-15
Maeridae in the World Register of Marine Species

Maeridae is a family of marine amphipods, which was first described by Taudl Krapp-Schickel in 2008.[1][2]
Genera

Accepted genera:[1]

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

References

Bouchet, P. "Maeridae". Marinespecies. Retrieved 20 February 2014.

Traudl Krapp-Schickel (2008). "What has happened with the Maera-clade (Crustacea, Amphipoda) during the last decade" (PDF). Bollettino del Museo civico di storia naturale di Verona. Botanica Zoologia. 32: 3–32. ISSN 1590-8399. Wikidata Q114436914.