Natatolana buzwilsoni

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Natatolana buzwilsoni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cirolanidae
Genus: Natatolana
Species:
N. buzwilsoni
Binomial name
Natatolana buzwilsoni
Keable, 2006
Natatolana buzwilsoni
Paratype site: North West Shelf, WA'"`UNIQ--ref-00000006-QINU`"'

Natatolana buzwilsoni is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae, and was first described by Stephen John Keable in 2006. [1] [2] The species epithet, buzwilsoni, honours George ('Buz') Wilson. [2]

It is a benthic species, living at depths of 37 – 83 m in tropical waters, [3] on the north-west (continental) shelf off Western Australia. [4]

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Natatolana buzwilsoni Keable, 2006". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  2. 1 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 [161]. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.58.2006.1469. ISSN   0067-1975. Wikidata   Q54555260.
  3. "Natatolana buzwilsoni Keable, 2006". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 30 January 2023.
  4. "Species Natatolana buzwilsoni Keable, 2006". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 29 January 2023.