Rocinela kapala

Rocinela kapala is a species of isopod in the family Aegidae, and was first described in 1988 by Niel L. Bruce.[1][2] The species was first described in detail as R. oculata.[3] The species is named for the FRV Kapala, the vessel from which the holotype (AM P31740) was collected at a depth of 450 metres.[2]

Rocinela kapala
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Family: Aegidae
Genus: Rocinela
Species:
R. kapala
Binomial name
Rocinela kapala
Bruce, 1988

It is found in coastal seas of eastern Australia from southern Queensland to Bass Strait.[4]

References

  1. "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Rocinela kapala Bruce, 1988". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 4 December 2022.
  2. Niel L. Bruce (1988). "Aega leptonica, a new species of aegid isopod crustacean from the tropical western Atlantic, with notes on Rocinela oculata Harger and Rocinela kapala, new species". Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington. 101 (1): 95-101 [100]. ISSN 0006-324X. Wikidata Q115583026.
  3. Niel L. Bruce (October 1983). "Aegidae (Isopoda: Crustacea) from Australia with descriptions of three new species". Journal of Natural History. 17 (5): 757–788. doi:10.1080/00222938300770591. ISSN 0022-2933. Wikidata Q99963373.
  4. "Australian Faunal Directory: Rocinela kapala". biodiversity.org.au. Retrieved 5 December 2022.


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