Araphura whakarakaia

Araphura whakarakaia
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Subclass:	Eumalacostraca
Superorder:	Peracarida
Order:	Tanaidacea
Suborder:	Tanaidomorpha
Superfamily:	Paratanaoidea
Family:	Tanaellidae
Genus:	Araphura
Species:	A. whakarakaia
Binomial name
	Araphura whakarakaia; Bird, 2011

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".

External links

"Araphura whakarakaia" at the Encyclopedia of Life
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[1] 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.

[2] "Araphura whakarakaia Bird 2011 - Encyclopedia of Life".

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