Biology:Rocinela kapala

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Short description: Species of crustacean

Rocinela kapala
Scientific classification edit
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

Lua error in Module:Mapframe at line 384: attempt to perform arithmetic on local 'lat_d' (a nil value). Rocinela kapala is a species of isopod in the family Aegidae, and was first described in 1988 by Niel L. Bruce.[2][3] The species was first described in detail as R. oculata.[4] The species is named for the FRV Kapala, the vessel from which the holotype (AM P31740) was collected at a depth of 450 metres.[3]

It is found in coastal seas of eastern Australia from southern Queensland to Bass Strait.[1]

References

Wikidata ☰ Q2659493 entry