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 | |
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Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Amphipoda |
Family: | Maeridae |
Genus: | Maera |
Species: | M. danae
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Binomial name | |
Maera danae (Stimpson, 1853)
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It was first described in 1853 by William Stimpson as Leptothoe danae.[2][3]
References
edit- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Maera danae (Stimpson, 1853)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2021-06-16.
- ^ "Maera danae (Stimpson, 1853)". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 2022-10-06.
- ^ 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