Anamaera Thomas and Barnard

Krapp-Schickel, Traudl & Vader, Wim, 2009, On some Maerid genera (Crustacea, Amphipoda, Maeridae) collected by the Hourglass Cruises (Florida). Part 1: Genera Anamaera, Ceradocus, Clessidra gen. nov., Jerbarnia, Maera, Meximaera, with a key to world Ceradocus, Journal of Natural History 43 (33 - 34), pp. 2057-2086 : 2058

Genus Anamaera Thomas and Barnard

Diagnostic Characters

Eyes round-oval. Accessory flagellum short. Md palp art1 distally not acutely lengthened. Md palp art2 subequal art3. Md art 3 straight, not falcate. Maxillae only apically setose. Mx1 IP elongate, not triangular. Cx1 anteriorly not lengthened. Gn1 carpus longer than propodus. Gn2 asymmetrical, propodus without or with weak palmar corner, dactylus on outer margin with 0–1 seta. P dactyli simple. Peraeon and pleon dorsally smooth. Ep3 posterior margin serrated. U3 rami of similar length, truncate, beset with short robust setae. T deeply cleft, one tip distally on each lobe, subdistal robust setae, one can be longer than T length.