Araphura whakarakaia

Taxonavigation

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Taxonavigation: Paratanaoidea 

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: Tanaidomorpha
Superfamilia: Paratanaoidea

Familia: Tanaellidae
Genus: Araphura
Species: Araphura whakarakaia

Name

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  • Araphura whakarakaia Bird, 2011
    • Authority for current placement: original
      • undisputed by all subsequent authorities
    • Original status: valid species
    • Primary type: holotype
      • Fixation: designated
      • Description: neuter/non-ovigerous female
      • Repository: MONZ CR.21789
    • Type locality: 'Pourewa Point, Aotea Harbour, Waikato, North Island, New Zealand, low intertidal sand'
    • ZooBank: 4A483EB4-F44E-4240-B329-E9852ED3B6C7

Primary references

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  • Bird, G.J. 2011: Paratanaoidean tanaidaceans (Crustacea: Peracarida) from littoral and shallow sublittoral habitats in New Zealand, with descriptions of three new genera and seven new species. Zootaxa 2891: 1–62. Preview Reference page


 
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