Natatolana lilliput

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Natatolana lilliput
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cirolanidae
Genus: Natatolana
Species:
N. lilliput
Binomial name
Natatolana lilliput
Keable, 2006
Natatolana lilliput
Paratype (G6001) site: Garretts Bight, TAS'"`UNIQ--ref-00000006-QINU`"'

Natatolana lilliput is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae, and was first described by Stephen John Keable in 2006. [1] [2] The species epithet, lilliput, is from the Lilliput of Gulliver's Travels , and refers to the specie's short antennae. [2]

It is a benthic species, living at depths of 3 – 25 m in temperate waters, [3] and is found in waters of the Tasmanian Shelf Province. [4] It is a scavenger. [4]

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Natatolana lilliput Keable, 2006". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 February 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 [196]. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.58.2006.1469. ISSN   0067-1975. Wikidata   Q54555260.
  3. ↑ "Natatolana lilliput Keable, 2006". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 2 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 Kelly Merrin (2011). "Species Natatolana lilliput Keable, 2006". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 4 February 2023.
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