Maera grossimana (Montagu, 1808)
(an amphipod)

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesMaera grossimana (an amphipod)
GenusMaera (a genus of crustaceans)
FamilyMAERIDAE (a family of crustaceans)
SuperfamilyHADZIOIDEA (a superfamily of crustaceans)
ParvorderHadziidira (a parvorder of crustaceans)
InfraorderHadziida (an infraorder of crustaceans)
SuborderSENTICAUDATA (a suborder of crustaceans)
OrderAMPHIPODA (freshwater shrimps, sand hoppers and other amphipods)
SuperorderPERACARIDA (amphipods, woodlice, cumaceans etc.)
SubclassEUMALACOSTRACA (a subclass of crustaceans)
ClassMALACOSTRACA (crabs, lobsters, shrimps, prawns, woodlice etc.)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
Records of Maera grossimana (an amphipod) :
1: Maera grossimana (an amphipod)
28 Sep 2011 OSGR: SY67 50° 30’ N, 2° 30’ W Vice County: Dorset (VC 9) England
under stone near LWS
Image 1: Female - head end - lateral view - diffuse illumnination - ma - magnified - black backgroundImage 2: Female - head end - lateral view - direct illumnination - mag - magnified - black backgroundImage 3: Female - head end - lateral view - magnified - black backgroundImage 4: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - black backgroundImage 5: Female - lateral view - highly enlarged - black background (2)Image 6: Female - terminalia - dorsal view - magnified - black backgroundImage 7: Female - terminalia - lateral view - magnified - black backgroundImage 8: Female - terminalia - lateral view - magnified - black background (2)Image 9: Female - terminalia - lateral view - magnified - black background (3)

Maera grossimana (an amphipod) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

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