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Maera  Leach, 1814
Taxonomic Serial No.: 93794

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 Taxonomy and Nomenclature
       
  Kingdom: Animalia  
  Taxonomic Rank: Genus  
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  Current Standing: valid  
       
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  Record Credibility Rating: verified - standards met  
  Global Species Completeness: unknown   
  Latest Record Review: 2004   
       

 Taxonomic Hierarchy
       
 KingdomAnimalia  – Animal, animaux, animals  
    SubkingdomBilateria   
       InfrakingdomProtostomia   
          SuperphylumEcdysozoa   
             PhylumArthropoda  – Artrópode, arthropodes, arthropods  
                SubphylumCrustacea Brünnich, 1772 – crustacés, crustáceo, crustaceans  
                   ClassMalacostraca Latreille, 1802  
                      SubclassEumalacostraca Grobben, 1892  
                         SuperorderPeracarida Calman, 1904 – barata da praia, pulga da praia, tatuzinho de jardim  
                            OrderAmphipoda Latreille, 1816 – amphipods, amphipodes  
                               SuborderGammaridea Latreille, 1802 – gammarid amphipods  
                                  FamilyMelitidae Bousfield, 1973  
                                     GenusMaera Leach, 1814  
    Direct Children:  
                                        Species Maera bousfieldi Krapp-Schickel and Jarrett, 2000  
                                        Species Maera caroliniana Bynum and Fox, 1977  
                                        Species Maera danae (Stimpson, 1853)  
                                        Species Maera diffidentia (J. L. Barnard, 1969)  
                                        Species Maera dubia   
                                        Species Maera fusca (Bate, 1864)  
                                        Species Maera grossimana (Montagu, 1808)  
                                        Species Maera inaequipes (A. Costa, 1851)  
                                        Species Maera jerrica Krapp-Schickel and Jarrett, 2000  
                                        Species Maera loveni (Bruzelius, 1859)  
                                        Species Maera nelsonae Krapp-Schickel and Jarrett, 2000  
                                        Species Maera othonis H. Milne-Edwards  
                                        Species Maera prionochira Brüggen, 1907  
                                        Species Maera rathbunae Pearse, 1908  
                                        Species Maera simile Stout, 1913  
                                        Species Maera similis Stout, 1913  
                                        Species Maera westwoodi   
                                        Species Maera williamsi Bynum and Fox, 1977  
       

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  Source: NODC Taxonomic Code, database (version 8.0)  
  Acquired: 1996   
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  Reference for: Maera   
       
  Publication(s):    
  Author(s)/Editor(s): Barnard, J. L., and C. M. Barnard  
  Publication Date: 1983   
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  Journal/Book Name, Vol. No.: Freshwater Amphipoda of the World, vol. 2: Handbook and Bibliography   
  Page(s): 359-830   
  Publisher: Hayfield Associates   
  Publication Place: Mt. Vernon, Virginia, USA   
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  Reference for: Maera   
       

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