Natatolana rusteni

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Natatolana rusteni
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cirolanidae
Genus: Natatolana
Species:
N. rusteni
Binomial name
Natatolana rusteni
Keable, 2006
Natatolana rusteni
Paratype (USNM 282730, NHMD 80241) site: off Dobroyd Point, Sydney'"`UNIQ--ref-00000006-QINU`"'

Natatolana rusteni is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae, and was first described by Stephen John Keable in 2006. [1] [2] The species epithet, rusteni, honours Mr Jim Rusten, a former storeman at the Australian Museum. [2]

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] [2]

References

  1. ↑ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Natatolana rusteni Keable, 2006". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  2. 1 2 3 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.
  3. ↑ "Natatolana rusteni". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
  4. 1 2 "Species Natatolana rusteni Keable, 2006". Australian Faunal Directory. Retrieved 13 February 2023.
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