Higher Classification: > Kingdom Animalia > Subkingdom Eumetazoa > Phylum Arthropoda > Subphylum Crustacea > Superclass Multicrustacea > Class Malacostraca > Subclass Eumalacostraca > Superorder Peracarida > Order Isopoda > Suborder Asellota > Superfamily Janiroidea > Family Janiridae > Genus Jaera

Jaera (Metajaera) Verhoeff, 1943

Rank: Subgenus
Taxon Status: accepted

Relationships towards this taxon

Genus group names

JaeraLeach, 1814accepted genus name
Iaera Leach, 1814 synonym

Children

Jaera (Metajaera) hopeana Costa, 1853

Literature

original description

Verhoeff, K. W. (1943). Zur Morphologie, Ökologie und Systematik von Sphaeroma, Europosphaera und Jaera (85. Isopoden-Aufsatz). Zeitschrift für Morphologie und Ökologie der Tiere. 40: 276-290.

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Citation

Boyko, C.B.; Bruce, N.L.; Hadfield, K.A.; Merrin, K.L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B. (Eds) (2025). World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Jaera (Metajaera) Verhoeff, 1943. Via: Costello, M.J.; Bouchet, P.; Boxshall, G.; Arvantidis, C.; Appeltans, W. (2011) European Register of Marine Species, Accessed through PESI at http://www.eu-nomen.eu/portal/taxon.php?GUID=urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:1595776

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Occurrence

 Present  Absent  Doubtful  Native  Introduced  Naturalised  Invasive  Managed  No data

Environment


marine, not brackish, not fresh, not terrestrial

Importance

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Last modified

2023-06-30 by Christopher B. Boyko

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