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Natatolana oculata

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Natatolana oculata
USNM 173136[1]
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cirolanidae
Genus: Natatolana
Species:
N. oculata
Binomial name
Natatolana oculata
(Vanhöffen, 1914)
Synonyms[2]

Cirolana oculata (Vanhöffen, 1914

Natatolana oculata is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae, and was first described by Ernst Vanhöffen in 1914 as Cirolana oculata.[2][3] It was redescribed as Natatolana oculata by Stephen Keable in 2006.[4]

It is a benthic species, living at depths of 43 - 840 m[5] and is found in the waters of the Antarctic.[4] It is a scavenger.[4]

References

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  1. ^ National Museum of Natural History (2014). "GBIF Occurrence dataset: Natatolana oculata USNM 173138". Smithsonian Institution. Retrieved 6 February 2023 – via GBIF.
  2. ^ a b "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Natatolana oculata (Vanhöffen, 1914)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 6 February 2023.
  3. ^ Vanhöffen, E. (1914). Die Isopoden der deutschen Südpolar-Expedition 1901-1903. Deutsche Südpolar-Expedition, Zoologie. 15: 447-598
  4. ^ a b c Stephen J. Keable (14 June 2006). "Taxonomic revision of Natatolana (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum (in English, English, and English). 58 (2): 133-244 [209]. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.58.2006.1469. ISSN 0067-1975. Wikidata Q54555260.
  5. ^ "Natatolana oculata (Vanhöffen, 1914)". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 31 January 2023.
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