Elasmopus arafura

Elasmopus arafura
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Maeridae
Genus: Elasmopus
Species:
E. arafura
Binomial name
Elasmopus arafura
Hughes & Lowry, 2011
Map
AM P.78273 - Holotype site: Oxley Island in the Arafura Sea[1]

Elasmopus arafura is a marine species of amphipod in the family, Maeridae, and was first described in 2011 by Lauren E. Hughes and James K. Lowry.[1][2]

It is found on reefs off the Northern Territory and Western Australia.[1]

References

  1. ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Elasmopus arafura". biodiversity.org.au. Archived from the original on 13 October 2022. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ L. E. Hughes; J. K. Lowry (March 2011). "The genus Elasmopus (Crustacea: Amphipoda: Maeridae) in Australian waters". Journal of Natural History. 45 (9–10): 579–628. doi:10.1080/00222933.2010.534825. ISSN 0022-2933. Wikidata Q54554549.