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Elasmopus arrawarra

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Elasmopus arrawarra
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Maeridae
Genus: Elasmopus
Species:
E. arrawarra
Binomial name
Elasmopus arrawarra
Hughes & Lowry, 2006
Map
AM P.78273 - Holotype site: Solitary Islands[1]

Elasmopus arrawarra is a marine species of amphipod in the family, Maeridae, and was first described in 2006 by Lauren E. Hughes and James K. Lowry.[1][2]

It is found on the New South Wales coastlines in littoral zone at up to 30 metres in depth, and lives on algae, sponges and ascidians.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c "Australian Faunal Directory: Elasmopus arrawarra". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 12 October 2022.
  2. ^ Lauren E. Hughes; James K. Lowry (1 June 2006). "New species of Amphipoda (Crustacea: Peracarida) from the Solitary Islands, New South Wales, Australia". Zootaxa. 1222 (1): 1. doi:10.11646/ZOOTAXA.1222.1.1. ISSN 1175-5334. Wikidata Q97463460.
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