Maera danae

Maera danae is a species of crustacean in the genus Maera. It is found in the Western Atlantic Ocean off the coast of Eastern Canada.[1]

Maera danae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Maeridae
Genus: Maera
Species:
M. danae
Binomial name
Maera danae
(Stimpson, 1853)
Synonyms
  • Maera dubia Calman, 1898
  • Maera prionochira Bruggen, 1907

It was first described in 1853 by William Stimpson as Leptothoe danae.[2][3]

References
  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Maera danae (Stimpson, 1853)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
  2. "Maera danae (Stimpson, 1853)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
  3. Stimpson, W. (1853). Synopsis of the marine Invertebrata of Grand Manan: or the region about the mouth of the Bay of Fundy, New Brunswick. Smithsonian Contributions to Knowledge. 6: 1-66, pls 1-3


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