Natatolana paranarica is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae, and was first described by Stephen John Keable in 2006.[2][1] The species epithet, paranarica, was given because of the species' likeness to Natatolana narica.[1]

Natatolana paranarica
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cirolanidae
Genus: Natatolana
Species:
N. paranarica
Binomial name
Natatolana paranarica
Keable, 2006
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Paratype (QM W18897) site: Palliser Bay, off the North Island[1]

It is a benthic species, living at depths of about 6 m in temperate waters,[3] and is known only from the type locality.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c d Stephen J. Keable (14 June 2006). "Taxonomic revision of Natatolana (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae)" (PDF). Records of the Australian Museum (in English, English, and English). 58 (2): 133-244 [210]. doi:10.3853/J.0067-1975.58.2006.1469. ISSN 0067-1975. Wikidata Q54555260.
  2. ^ "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Natatolana paranarica Keable, 2006". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
  3. ^ "Natatolana paranarica". www.sealifebase.ca. Retrieved 5 February 2023.
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