Natatolana aotearoa

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Natatolana aotearoa
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cirolanidae
Genus: Natatolana
Species:
N. aotearoa
Binomial name
Natatolana aotearoa
Keable, 2006
Natatolana aotearoa
Holotype site: Milford Sound, NZ'"`UNIQ--ref-00000003-QINU`"'

Natatolana aotearoa is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae, and was first described by Stephen John Keable in 2006. [1] [2]

It is a benthic species, living at depths of 13 - 520 m in temperate waters. [3]

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References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Natatolana aotearoa Keable, 2006". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 28 January 2023.
  2. 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. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.58.2006.1469. ISSN   0067-1975. Wikidata   Q54555260.
  3. "Natatolana aotearoa Keable, 2006". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 28 January 2023.