Janaira platyoura

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Janiroidea

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: Isopoda Subordo: Asellota Superfamilia: Janiroidea

Familia: Janiridae
Genus: Janaira
Species: Janaira platyoura

Name

Janaira platyoura Doti et Wilson, 2010

Holotype: AM P.81231 - female
Type-locality: Australia, New South Wales, Batemans Bay, NW side of Tollgate Isl; 35º44.82’S, 150º15.53’E. Habitat: marine benthic, 7.9 m depth, among Caulerpa flexilis
Paratypes: AM P.81232 - male, P.81233 - female, P.81234 - male, P.81235 - female, P.81117 - male, P.81236 - 896 specimens

Descriptions

Doti & Wilson, 2010: light microscopy, SEM

Distribution

Jervis Bay to Batemans Bay region, New South Wales, Australia (Doti & Wilson, 2010).

Habitat

Shallow-water marine benthic species, found at depths of 6-25 m. Substrates: various algae, bryozoans, hydroids (Doti & Wilson, 2010).

References

• Doti, B.L. & G.D.F. Wilson (2010). The genera Carpias Richardson, Ianiropsis Sars and Janaira Moreira & Pires (Isopoda: Asellota: Janiridae) from Australia, with description of three new species. Zootaxa 2625: 1–39. Preview PDF