1. Species Maera anoculata Rabindranath, 1983
2. Species Maera bousfieldi Krapp-Schickel & Jarrett, 2000
3. Species Maera danae (Stimpson, 1853)
4. Species Maera denticoxa Ariyama, Kodama & Tomikawa, 2020
5. Species Maera edwardsi Chevreux, 1920
6. Species Maera fusca Spence Bate, 1865
7. Species Maera grossimana (Montagu, 1808)
8. Species Maera hirondellei Chevreux, 1900
9. Species Maera irregularis Myers & Nithyanandan, 2016
10. Species Maera jerrica Krapp-Schickel & Jarrett, 2000
11. Species Maera loveni (Bruzelius, 1859)
12. Species Maera lucinae Krapp-Schickel, 2004
13. Species Maera nelsonae Krapp-Schickel & Jarrett, 2000
14. Species Maera pachytelson Karaman & Ruffo, 1971
15. Species Maera sagamiensis Ariyama, 2020
16. Species Maera schieckei Karaman & Ruffo, 1971
17. Species Maera similis Stout, 1913
18. Species Maera sodalis Karaman & Ruffo, 1971
19. Species Maera spinimana Ren, 2012
20. Species Maera tenera Sars, 1885
21. Species Maera umarae García-Madrigal, 2010
22. Species Maera aequimana Ledoyer, 1979 accepted as Zygomaera aequimana (Ledoyer, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
23. Species Maera ariadne Krapp, Marti & Ruffo, 1996 accepted as Quadrimaera ariadne (Krapp, Marti & Ruffo, 1996)
24. Species Maera ariel Ruffo, Krapp & Gable, 2000 accepted as Quadrimaera ariel (Ruffo, Krapp & Gable, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
25. Species Maera ascensionis K.H. Barnard, 1932 accepted as Quadrimaera ascensionis (K.H. Barnard, 1932) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
26. Species Maera atlantica Mateus & Mateus, 1986 accepted as Quadrimaera ascensionis (K.H. Barnard, 1932) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
27. Species Maera aurora Krapp, Martì & Ruffo, 1996 accepted as Quadrimaera aurora (Krapp-Schickel, Martì & Ruffo, 1996)
28. Species Maera bidentata Ren, 1998 accepted as Hamimaera bidentata (Ren, 1998) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
29. Species Maera blanchardi Spence Bate, 1863 accepted as Quadrimaera inaequipes (A. Costa in Hope, 1851) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
30. Species Maera boecki (Haswell, 1879) accepted as Linguimaera boecki (Haswell, 1879) (superseded combination)
31. Species Maera brevicaudata Ledoyer, 1984 accepted as Austromaera brevicaudata (Ledoyer, 1984) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
32. Species Maera brevicaudata (Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862) accepted as Elasmopus rapax A. Costa, 1853 (junior subjective synonym)
33. Species Maera brevicaudata (Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862) sensu Heller, 1867 accepted as Elasmopus pocillimanus (Spence Bate, 1863) (unaccepted > misapplication)
34. Species Maera brevispina Kim & Kim, 1991 accepted as Maeropsis brevispina (Kim & Kim, 1991) accepted as Orientomaera brevispina (Kim & Kim, 1991)
35. Species Maera bruzelii Stebbing, 1888 accepted as Austromaera bruzelii (Stebbing, 1888) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
36. Species Maera caliban Ruffo, Krapp & Gable, 2000 accepted as Quadrimaera caliban (Ruffo, Krapp & Gable, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
37. Species Maera caroliniana Bynum & Fox, 1977 accepted as Meximaera diffidentia J.L. Barnard, 1969 (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
38. Species Maera ceres Ruffo, Krapp & Gable, 2000 accepted as Quadrimaera ceres (Ruffo, Krapp & Gable, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
39. Species Maera chiltoni Thomson, 1897 accepted as Gammaropsis chiltoni (Thomson, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
40. Species Maera chinarra J.L. Barnard, 1979 accepted as Quadrimaera chinarra (J.L. Barnard, 1979)
41. Species Maera confervicolus Stimpson, 1856 accepted as Eogammarus confervicolus (Stimpson, 1856) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
42. Species Maera crassimana Miers, 1884 accepted as Elasmopus crassimana (Miers, 1884) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
43. Species Maera crassipes Haswell, 1880 accepted as Gammaropsis crassipes (Haswell, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
44. Species Maera dentifera Haswell, 1879 accepted as Gammaropsis (Paranaenia) dentifera (Haswell, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
45. Species Maera diffidentia (J.L. Barnard, 1969) accepted as Meximaera diffidentia J.L. Barnard, 1969 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
46. Species Maera diversimanus Miers, 1884 accepted as Ceradocus diversimanus (Miers, 1884)
47. Species Maera donatoi Heller, 1866 accepted as Maera grossimana (Montagu, 1808) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
48. Species Maera dubia Calman, 1898 accepted as Maera danae (Stimpson, 1853) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
49. Species Maera emarginata Griffiths, 1975 accepted as Zygomaera emarginata (Griffiths, 1975)
50. Species Maera erythraea Kossmann, 1880 accepted as Elasmopus erythraeus (Kossmann, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
51. Species Maera eugeniae Schellenberg, 1931 accepted as Zygomaera eugeniae (Schellenberg, 1931) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
52. Species Maera festiva Chilton, 1885 accepted as Melita festiva (Chilton, 1885) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
53. Species Maera gloriosae Ledoyer, 1982 accepted as Zygomaera gloriosae (Ledoyer, 1982)
54. Species Maera griffini Berents, 1983 accepted as Maeropsis griffini (Berents, 1983) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
55. Species Maera hamigera Haswell, 1879 accepted as Hamimaera hamigera (Haswell, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
56. Species Maera haswelli Thomson, 1897 accepted as Gammaropsis haswelli (Thomson, 1897) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
57. Species Maera inaequipes (A. Costa in Hope, 1851) accepted as Quadrimaera inaequipes (A. Costa in Hope, 1851)
58. Species Maera incerta Chilton, 1883 accepted as Quadrimaera incerta (Chilton, 1883)
59. Species Maera insignis (Chevreux, 1901) accepted as Mallacoota insignis (Chevreux, 1901) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
60. Species Maera kaiulani J.L. Barnard, 1970 accepted as Quadrimaera kaiulani (J.L. Barnard, 1970) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
61. Species Maera knudseni Reid, 1951 accepted as Othomaera knudseni (Reid, 1951) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
62. Species Maera komma Griffiths, 1975 accepted as Othomaera komma (Griffiths, 1975) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
63. Species Maera latibrachioides Sivaprakasam, 1969 accepted as Mallacoota latibrachioides (Sivaprakasam, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
64. Species Maera latibrachium (Walker, 1905) accepted as Mallacoota latibrachium (Walker, 1905) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
65. Species Maera levis S.I. Smith in Verrill & Smith, 1874 accepted as Elasmopus levis (S.I. Smith in Verrill & Smith, 1874) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
66. Species Maera lindsae Myers, 1989 accepted as Glossomaera lindsae (Myers, 1989) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
67. Species Maera lobata Griffiths, 1976 accepted as Othomaera lobata (Griffiths, 1976)
68. Species Maera longimana (Spence Bate, 1857) accepted as Othomaera othonis (H. Milne Edwards, 1830) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
69. Species Maera lupana J.L. Barnard, 1969 accepted as Lupimaera lupana (J.L. Barnard, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
70. Species Maera mannarensis Sivaprakasam, 1968 accepted as Linguimaera mannarensis (Sivaprakasam, 1968)
71. Species Maera massavensis Kossman, 1880 accepted as Quadrimaera massavensis (Kossmann, 1880) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
72. Species Maera mastersii (Haswell, 1879) accepted as Austromaera mastersii (Haswell, 1879) (superseded combination)
73. Species Maera micronyx Ruffo, 1946 accepted as Maera schmidtii Stephensen, 1915 accepted as Othomaera schmidtii (Stephensen, 1915) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
74. Species Maera miersi Wrzesniowski, 1879 accepted as Elasmopus miersi (Wrzesniowski, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
75. Species Maera miranda Ruffo, Krapp & Gable, 2000 accepted as Quadrimaera miranda (Ruffo, Krapp-Schickel & Gable, 2000) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
76. Species Maera mooreana Myers, 1989 accepted as Meximaera mooreana (Myers, 1989) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
77. Species Maera multispinosa Ledoyer, 1982 accepted as Ceradomaera plumosa Ledoyer, 1973 (junior subjective synonym)
78. Species Maera octodens Sivaprakasam, 1968 accepted as Linguimaera octodens (Sivaprakasam, 1968) accepted as Glossomaera octodens (Sivaprakasam, 1968) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
79. Species Maera othonis (H. Milne Edwards, 1830) accepted as Othomaera othonis (H. Milne Edwards, 1830)
80. Species Maera othonopsis Schellenberg, 1938 accepted as Hamimaera othonopsis (Schellenberg, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
81. Species Maera pacifica Schellenberg, 1938 accepted as Quadrimaera pacifica (Schellenberg, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
82. Species Maera pectenicrus Spence Bate, 1863 accepted as Elasmopus pectenicrus (Spence Bate, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
83. Species Maera pedonculata Ledoyer, 1982 accepted as Zygomaera pedonculata (Ledoyer, 1982)
84. Species Maera petriei Thomson, 1882 accepted as Mallacoota petriei (Thomson, 1882) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
85. Species Maera pocillimanus Spence Bate, 1863 accepted as Elasmopus pocillimanus (Spence Bate, 1863) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
86. Species Maera prionochira Brüggen, 1907 accepted as Maera danae (Stimpson, 1853)
87. Species Maera pseudomarginata Ledoyer, 1982 accepted as Zygomaera aequimana (Ledoyer, 1979) (junior subjective synonym)
88. Species Maera quadrimana Dana, 1852 sensu Schellenberg, 1938 accepted as Quadrimaera quadrimana (Dana, 1852) (unaccepted > misapplication)
89. Species Maera rathbunae Pearse, 1908 accepted as Maeropsis rathbunae (Pearse, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
90. Species Maera reishi J.L. Barnard, 1979 accepted as Quadrimaera reishi (J.L. Barnard, 1979) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
91. Species Maera revelata Krapp, Marti & Ruffo, 1996 accepted as Maeropsis revelata (Krapp-Schickel, Martì & Ruffo, 1996)
92. Species Maera rubromaculata (Stimpson, 1855) accepted as Ceradocus (Denticeradocus) rubromaculatus (Stimpson, 1855) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
93. Species Maera schellenbergi Ruffo, 1938 accepted as Quadrimaera schellenbergi (Ruffo, 1938) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
94. Species Maera schmidtii Stephensen, 1915 accepted as Othomaera schmidtii (Stephensen, 1915)
95. Species Maera semiserratus (Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862) accepted as Ceradocus semiserratus (Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862) accepted as Animoceradocus semiserratus (Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
96. Species Maera serrata Schellenberg, 1938 accepted as Quadrimaera serrata (Schellenberg, 1938) (superseded recombination)
97. Species Maera serratipalma Nagata, 1965 accepted as Maeropsis serratipalma (Nagata, 1965) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
98. Species Maera setipes Dana, 1853 accepted as Melita setipes (Dana, 1853) accepted as Quadrimaera setipes (Dana, 1853) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
99. Species Maera simile Stout, 1913 accepted as Maera similis Stout, 1913 (incorrect grammatical agreement of specific epithet)
100. Species Maera simplex Reid, 1951 accepted as Othomaera simplex (Reid, 1951) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
101. Species Maera sokotrae (Walker & Scott, 1903) accepted as Mallacoota sokotrae (Walker & Scott, 1903) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
102. Species Maera spinicauda Holmes, 1908 accepted as Ceradocus spinicauda (Holmes, 1908) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
103. Species Maera subcarinata (Haswell, 1879) accepted as Mallacoota subcarinata (Haswell, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
104. Species Maera tenella (Dana, 1852) accepted as Quadrimaera serrata (Schellenberg, 1938) (unaccepted > junior subjective synonym)
105. Species Maera tenuimana (Spence Bate, 1862) accepted as Maerella tenuimana (Spence Bate & Westwood, 1862) (superseded combination)
106. Species Maera tepuni J.L. Barnard, 1972 accepted as Miramaera tepuni J.L. Barnard, 1972 (unaccepted > superseded combination)
107. Species Maera thrixa Griffiths, 1975 accepted as Othomaera thrixa (Griffiths, 1975)
108. Species Maera tinkerensis Kunkel, 1910 accepted as Clessidra tinkerensis (Kunkel, 1910) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
109. Species Maera trisinuata Mateus & Mateus, 1986 accepted as Quadrimaera trisinuata (Mateus & Mateus, 1986) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
110. Species Maera tulearensis Ledoyer, 1972 accepted as Meximaera tulearensis (Ledoyer, 1972) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
111. Species Maera vigota J.L. Barnard, 1969 accepted as Quadrimaera vigota (J.L. Barnard, 1969) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
112. Species Maera viridis Haswell, 1879 accepted as Quadrimaera viridis (Haswell, 1879) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
113. Species Maera westwoodi Stebbing, 1899 accepted as Maerella westwoodi (Stebbing, 1899) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
114. Species Maera williamsi Bynum & Fox, 1977 accepted as Ruffomaera williamsi (Bynum & Fox, 1977) (unaccepted > superseded combination)
115. Species Maera aspera (Dana, 1852) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
116. Species Maera carnu (Stephensen, 1927) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
117. Species Maera excavata Mateus & Mateus, 1986 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
118. Species Maera furcicornis (Dana, 1852) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
119. Species Maera indica (Dana, 1853) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
120. Species Maera kurgensis (Gerstfeldt, 1858) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
121. Species Maera lacertosa Mateus & Mateus, 1991 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
122. Species Maera leopoldina Mateus & Mateus, 1986 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
123. Species Maera othonides Walker, 1904 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
124. Species Maera pubescens (Dana, 1852) (uncertain > nomen dubium)
125. Species Maera stocki Mateus & Mateus, 1991 (uncertain > nomen dubium)
126. Species Maera vagans K.H. Barnard, 1940 (uncertain > nomen dubium)

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Leach, W.E. (1813-1815). Crustaceology. <em>In: Brewster, D. (ed.), The Edinburgh Encyclopaedia. Balfour, Edinburgh, vol. 7(1): 383–384 [1813], 7(2): 385–437, 765–766 [1814], 9(1): pl. CCXXI [1815].</em> , available online at https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37187640
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Horton, T.; Lowry, J.; De Broyer, C.; Bellan-Santini, D.; Copilas-Ciocianu, D.; Corbari, L.; Costello, M.J.; Daneliya, M.; Dauvin, J.-C.; Fišer, C.; Gasca, R.; Grabowski, M.; Guerra-García, J.M.; Hendrycks, E.; Hughes, L.; Jaume, D.; Jazdzewski, K.; Kim, Y.-H.; King, R.; Krapp-Schickel, T.; LeCroy, S.; Lörz, A.-N.; Mamos, T.; Senna, A.R.; Serejo, C.; Souza-Filho, J.F.; Tandberg, A.H.; Thomas, J.D.; Thurston, M.; Vader, W.; Väinölä, R.; Valls Domedel, G.; Vonk, R.; White, K.; Zeidler, W. (2024). World Amphipoda Database. Maera Leach, 1814. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=101675 on 2024-04-26

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