Natatolana rusteni
Appearance
Natatolana rusteni | |
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Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
Order: | Isopoda |
Family: | Cirolanidae |
Genus: | Natatolana |
Species: | N. rusteni
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Binomial name | |
Natatolana rusteni Keable, 2006
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Natatolana rusteni is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae, and was first described by Stephen John Keable in 2006.[2][1] The species epithet, rusteni, honours Mr Jim Rusten, a former storeman at the Australian Museum.[1]
It is a benthic species, living at depths of about 5-50 m in subtropical waters,[3] off the east coast of Australia in the Central Eastern Shelf Province and Central Eastern Shelf Transition IMCRA zones.[4] It is a scavenger.[4][1]
References
[edit]- ^ a b c d 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 [221]. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.58.2006.1469. ISSN 0067-1975. Wikidata Q54555260.
- ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Natatolana rusteni Keable, 2006". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ "Natatolana rusteni". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
- ^ a b "Species Natatolana rusteni Keable, 2006". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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