Biology:Natatolana oculata

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Short description: Species of crustacean

Natatolana oculata
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USNM 173136[1]
Scientific classification edit
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cirolanidae
Genus: Natatolana
Species:
N. oculata
Binomial name
Natatolana oculata
(Vanhöffen, 1914)
Synonyms[2]

Cirolana oculata (Vanhöffen, 1914

Natatolana oculata is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae, and was first described by Ernst Vanhöffen in 1914 as Cirolana oculata.[2][3] It was redescribed as Natatolana oculata by Stephen Keable in 2006.[4]

It is a benthic species, living at depths of 43 - 840 m[5] and is found in the waters of the Antarctic.[4] It is a scavenger.[4]

References

External links

Wikidata ☰ Q2396978 entry