Elasmopus Explained

Elasmopus is a cosmopolitan^[1] genus of amphipods in the family, Maeridae, and was first described in 1853 by Achille Costa.^{[2] [3]} The type species is Elasmopus rapax .^[2]

Species

There are 143 species accepted by WoRMS^[4] Some appear below.

• Elasmopus aduncus
• Elasmopus alalo
• Elasmopus alkhiranensis
• Elasmopus antennatus
• Elasmopus arafura
• Elasmopus arrawarra
• Elasmopus atolgidus
• Elasmopus atollicus
• Elasmopus balkomanus
• Elasmopus hawaiensis
• Elasmopus holgurus
• Elasmopus hooheno
• Elasmopus hyperopia
• Elasmopus incarocai
• Elasmopus incomptus
• Elasmopus integer
• Elasmopus japonicus
• Elasmopus karamani
• Elasmopus karlae
• Elasmopus koreanus
• Elasmopus laminischia
• Elasmopus lapu
• Elasmopus laufolii
• Elasmopus lecroyae
• Elasmopus lejeunei
• Elasmopus lemaitrei
• Elasmopus leveque

External links

• Elasmopus images & occurrence data from GBIF

Notes and References

1. Web site: Elasmopus Costa, 1853 . 2022-10-13 . www.gbif.org . en.
2. Web site: Australian Faunal Directory: Elasmopus . 2022-10-12 . biodiversity.org.au . en.
3. 167-178 [170]. https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/7473468.
4. Web site: WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Elasmopus Costa, 1853 . 2022-10-12. www.marinespecies.org . en.