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Elasmopus

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Elasmopus
Elasmopus levis
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Maeridae
Genus: Elasmopus
Costa, 1853
Type species
Elasmopus rapax
Costa, 1853
Synonyms[1]

Neogammaropsis Stout, 1913

Elasmopus is a cosmopolitan[2] genus of amphipods in the family, Maeridae, and was first described in 1853 by Achille Costa.[3][4] The type species is Elasmopus rapax Costa, 1853.[3]

Species

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There are 143 species accepted by WoRMS[1] Some appear below.

References

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  1. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Elasmopus Costa, 1853". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ "Elasmopus Costa, 1853". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 13 October 2022.
  3. ^ a b "Australian Faunal Directory: Elasmopus". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  4. ^ Achille Costa (1853), Relazione sulla memoria del Dottor Achille Costa, di Ricerche su' Crostacei Amfipodi del Regno di Napoli (in Italian), pp. 167-178 [170], Wikidata Q64844741
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