Numbakulla pii

Taxonavigation[edit]

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 Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Malacostraca Subclassis: Eumalacostraca Superordo: Peracarida Ordo: Tanaidacea Subordo: Apseudomorpha Superfamilia: Apseudoidea

Familia: Numbakullidae
Genus: Numbakulla
Species: Numbakulla pii

Name[edit]

Numbakulla pii Stępień, 2013

Type locality: Sykes Reef, Queensland.

Holotype: MTQ W34252 [1], 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 [2], 14 females, Stn HI 10-009E, same locality as holotype.
MTQ W34254 [3], 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 [4], 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 [5], 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[edit]

Primary references[edit]

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 Reference page. [37-45, figs 1–4, photo 1; original description]