Numbakulla pii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Apseudoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Peracarida
Ordo: Tanaidacea
Subordo: Apseudomorpha
Superfamilia: Apseudoidea

Familia: Numbakullidae
Genus: Numbakulla
Species: Numbakulla pii

Name

Numbakulla pii Stępień, 2013

Type locality: Sykes Reef, Queensland.

Holotype: MTQ W34252 , female, Stn HI 10-009E, 23°25'53"S, 152°2'57"E, Sykes Reef, reef slope, coral rubble on sand, 12m depth, 14 November 2010, coll. C. Buxton.

Paratypes:

  • MTQ W34253 , 14 females, Stn HI 10-009E, same locality as holotype.
  • MTQ W34254 , 11 females, Stn HI 10-009D, 23°25'53"S, 152°2'57"E, Sykes Reef, reef flat, small coral rubble on sand, 12 m depth, 14 November 2010, coll. M. Błażewicz-Paszkowycz, C. Buxton.
  • MTQ W34256 , 1 female, Stn HI 10-009B, 23°25'53"S, 152°2'57"E, Sykes Reef, reef slope, coral rubble at base of the wall, 27 m depth, 14 November 2010, coll. S. Smith, C. Buxton.
  • MTQ W34255 , 4 females, Stn HI 10-013A, 23°35'12"S, 152°3'44"E, Lamont Reef, reef slope, coral rubble on sand, 21 m depth, 15 November 2010, coll. C. Buxton.

Distribution: known from Lamont Reef and Sykes Reef, the Capricorn Group, southern Great Barrier Reef, eastern Australia and was recorded from a depth range of 12–27m in coral rubble.

References

Primary references

  • Stępień, A. 2013. A new species of Numbakullidae Guţu & Heard, 2002 (Tanaidacea, Peracarida, Crustacea) from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. ZooKeys 337: 35-47. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.337.5903 Open access Reference page.  [37-45, figs 1–4, photo 1; original description]
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