Araphura whakarakaia
| Araphura whakarakaia | |
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Tanaidacea |
| Family: | Tanaellidae |
| Genus: | Araphura |
| Species: | A. whakarakaia
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| Binomial name | |
| Araphura whakarakaia Bird, 2011
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Araphura whakarakaia is a species of tanaidomorphan malacostracan crustacean found in New Zealand.[1] They rely on drag-powered swimming to move around, and like most species of crustacean, they live in the benthic zone.[2]
References
- ^ Bird, Graham J., and R. N. Bamber. "Paratanaoidean tanaidaceans (Crustacea: Peracarida) from littoral and shallow sublittoral habitats in New Zealand, with descriptions of three new genera and seven new species." Zootaxa 2891 (2011): 1-62.
- ^ "Araphura whakarakaia Bird 2011 - Encyclopedia of Life".
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