Arubolana imula
| Arubolana imula | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Cirolanidae |
| Genus: | Arubolana |
| Species: | A. imula |
| Binomial name | |
| Arubolana imula (Botosaneanu & Stock, 1979)[1] | |
Arubolana imula is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae, endemic to Aruba.[2] It was described in 1979 by Lazare Botosaneanu and Jan Hendrik Stock.[3]
Appearance
(As described by Lazare Botosaneanu and Jan Hendrik Stock)
"Male and female 6.25 mm. Body 2.3 times longer than wide. Eyes absent. Antenna reaching posteriorly to pereonite(segment) 4 or 5. Rostrum distinct, anteriorly truncate, separating antennal bases, fused with rectangular frontal lamina ventrally. Pleotelson basally slightly wider than long, posterior margin broadly rounded to subtruncate, with irregular crenulations or faint teeth. Uropodal exopod apically acute, reaching to about midlength of endopod; latter distally broad; with slight tooth at distolateral angle."
References
- ↑ Marilyn Schotte (2010). M. Schotte, C. B. Boyko, N. L. Bruce, G. C. B. Poore, S. Taiti & G. D. F. Wilson, eds. "Arubolana imula Botosaneanu & Stock, 1979". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ↑ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Arubolana imula". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2011.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved January 23, 2012.
- ↑ Lazare Botosaneanu & Jan Hendrik Stock (1979). "Arubolana imula n. gen. n. sp., the first hypogean cirolanid isopod crustacean found in the Lesser Antilles". Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 49 (2): 227–233.
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