Ameira is a genus of crustaceans in the family Ameiridae belonging to the order Harpacticoida, and was first described in 1865 by Jonas Axel Boeck.Boeck, A. (1865) Oversigt over de ved Norges Kyster jagttagne Copepoder henhorende til Calanidernes, Cyclopidernes og Harpactidernes Familier. [Overview of the Copepods hunted on the coast of Norway belonging to the families Calanoidae, Cyclopoidae and Harpacticodidae.]. Forhandlinger i Videnskabs-Selskabet i Christiania. 1864: 226-282 [for 1864 however published in 1865]. The type species is Ameira longipes.
Species Species accepted by WoRMS are:
Ameira bathyalis Ameira breviremis Ameira confluens Ameira curticornis Ameira curviseta Ameira divergens Ameira exigua Ameira faroerensis Ameira gracilimana Ameira grandis Ameira kimchi Ameira listensis Ameira littoralis Ameira longipes Ameira longispina Ameira mediterranea Ameira minor Ameira minuta Ameira nana Ameira parascotti Ameira parvula Ameira parvuloides Ameira pusilla Ameira reducta Ameira scotti Ameira sibogae Ameira simulans Ameira speciosa Ameira spinipes Ameira tenuicornis Ameira trisetosa Ameira usitata Ameira venthami Ameira wellsi Ameira zahaae References