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Ameira

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Ameira
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Copepoda
Order: Harpacticoida
Family: Ameiridae
Genus: Ameira
Boeck, 1865
Type species
Ameira longipes Boeck, 1865[1]

Ameira is a genus of crustaceans in the family Ameiridae belonging to the order Harpacticoida,[1] and was first described in 1865 by Jonas Axel Boeck.[1][2] The type species is Ameira longipes.[1][2]

Species

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Species accepted by WoRMS[1] are:

References

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  1. 1 2 3 4 5 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Ameira Boeck, 1865". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 2026-02-07.
  2. 1 2 Boeck, A. (1865) Oversigt over de ved Norges Kyster jagttagne Copepoder henhorende til Calanidernes, Cyclopidernes og Harpactidernes Familier. [Overview of the Copepods hunted on the coast of Norway belonging to the families Calanoidae, Cyclopoidae and Harpacticodidae.]. Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania. 1864: 226-282 [for 1864 however published in 1865].