Maeridae es una familia de crustáceos anfípodos marinos. Sus 360 especies se distribuyen por todo el mundo.
Clasificación Se reconocen los siguientes géneros: 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
Referencias
Krapp-Schickel, T. 2008. What has happened with the Maera-clade (Crustacea, Amphipoda) during the last decades? Bolletino del Museo di Storia Naturale di Verona, 32, Botanica Zoologia: 3-32. 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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