''Elasmopus arafura'' is a marine species of
amphipod
Amphipoda is an order of malacostracan crustaceans with no carapace and generally with laterally compressed bodies. Amphipods range in size from and are mostly detritivores or scavengers. There are more than 9,900 amphipod species so far descr ...
in the family,
Maeridae
Maeridae is a family of marine amphipods, which was first described by Taudl Krapp-Schickel in 2008. Genera
Accepted genera:
* '' Anamaera'' Thomas & Barnard, 1985
* '' Anelasmopus'' Oliveira, 1953
* '' Animoceradocus'' G. Karaman, 1984
* '' Au ...
, and was first described in 2011 by
Lauren E. Hughes
Lauren Elizabeth Hughes is an Australian carcinologist and curator. She specialises in the study of amphipods.
Education and career
Hughes graduated from the University of New England University of New England may refer to:
* University o ...
and
James K. Lowry, from a specimen collected at "The Blow-holes", Point Quobba on an exposed intertidal rock shelf.
It is found along the coastlines of
Western Australia.
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References
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Crustaceans described in 2011
Taxa named by James K. Lowry
Taxa named by Lauren E. Hughes
Amphipoda