Elasmopus leveque

Elasmopus leveque
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Maeridae
Genus: Elasmopus
Species:
E. leveque
Binomial name
Elasmopus leveque
Hughes & Lowry, 2011
WAM P.83326 - Holotype site: Cape Leveque

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.

It is found in the seas off Western Australia and the Northern Territory in the IMCRA regions of the Northern Shelf Province, the Northwest Shelf Province and the Central Western Province.


References

  1. 1 2 3 "Australian Faunal Directory: Elasmopus leveque". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 14 October 2022.
  2. ↑ Hughes, Lauren; Lowry, James (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. Wikidata Q54554549.