Natatolana albicaudata
Natatolana albicaudata is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae, and was first described by Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing in 1900 as Cirolana albicaudata,[1][2] based on specimens collected in Blanche Bay, New Britain, Papua New Guinea.[1]
| Natatolana albicaudata | |
|---|---|
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Cirolanidae |
| Genus: | Natatolana |
| Species: | N. albicaudata |
| Binomial name | |
| Natatolana albicaudata (Stebbing, 1900) | |
It is a benthic species, living at depths of 0 m - 250 m in tropical waters,[3] and has been found on coral reefs in waters off Queensland, Western Australia and Papua New Guinea.[1][4] It is not a scavenger.[4] Keable (2006) gives the latest description and diagnosis.[4]
References
- "Australian Faunal Directory: Natatolana albicaudata". Australian Plant Name Index (APNI). Australian Government. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- Stebbing, T.R.R. 1900. On Crustacea brought by Dr Willey from the South Seas. pp. 609-690 in Willey, A. (ed.). Zoological results based on material from New Guinea, New Britain, Loyalty Islands and elsewhere … (1895, 1896 and 1897). Cambridge : Cambridge University Press Vol. 5. [631]
- "Natatolana albicaudata (Stebbing, 1900)". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 29 January 2023.
- 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 [150]. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.58.2006.1469. ISSN 0067-1975. Wikidata Q54555260.
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