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On the genera Meximaera, Ruffomaera gen. nov., Maeropsis and Ceradocus from Atlantic coasts (Amphipoda: Melitidae)

Published online by Cambridge University Press:  22 July 2008

Traudl Krapp-Schickel
Traudl Krapp-Schickel*
Affiliation:
Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum A. Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany
*
Correspondence should be addressed to: Traudl Krapp-Schickel, Zoologisches Forschungsinstitut und Museum A. Koenig, Adenauerallee 160, D-53113 Bonn, Germany email: [email protected]
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Abstract

Melitid amphipods belonging to the Maera–Ceradocus-group are re-examined from the Atlantic coast using material from the collection in the Smithsonian Institution (Washington): Ruffomaera gen. nov. is established for Maera williamsi, furthermore Meximaera briani sp.nov., Maeropsis cf. perrieri and Ceradocus breweri (transferred from Gammarus) are described and illustrated.

Keywords

MeximaeraRuffomaeraMaeropsisCeradocusAtlantic coasts
Type
Research Article
Information
Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom , Volume 88 , Issue 7 , November 2008 , pp. 1425 - 1432
Copyright
Copyright © Marine Biological Association of the United Kingdom 2008

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