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Species Natatolana tenuistylis (Miers, 1884)

Cirolana tenuistylis Miers, E.J. 1884. Crustacea. pp. 178-322 in Anon. (ed.). Report of the Zoological Collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of HMS 'Alert', 1881–1882. London : British Museum (Natural History). [303].
Type data:
Lectotype BMNH 1882.7 ♂, Prince of Wales Channel, QLD.
Paralectotype(s) BMNH 1882.53.

Distribution

States

Northern Territory, Queensland, Western Australia

Extra Distribution Information

Daru, Papua New Guinea.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

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drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

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IMCRA

Timor Transition (1), Northern Shelf Province (25), Northwest Shelf Transition (26), Northwest Shelf Province (27), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, N coast, NE coast, NW coast
- Northern Territory
- Queensland
- Western Australia

Ecological Descriptors

Marine, subtidal.

General References

Bruce, N.L. 1986. Cirolanidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) of Australia. Records of the Australian Museum, Supplement 6: 1-239 (descriptive notes)

Holdich, D.M., Harrison, K. & Bruce, N.L. 1981. Cirolanid isopod crustaceans from the Townsville region of Queensland, Australia, with descriptions of six new species. Journal of Natural History 15: 555-605 (redescription)

Keable, S.J. 1995. Structure of the marine invertebrate scavenging guild of a tropical reef ecosystem: field studies at Lizard Island, Queensland, Australia. Journal of Natural History 29: 27-45 (distribution, ecology)

Keable, S.J. 1997. The Cirolanidae (Crustacea: Isopoda) of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, with additional records from northern Australia and Papua New Guinea. pp. 245-278 in Hanley, H.R., Caswell, G., Megirian, D. & Larson, H.K. (eds). The Marine Flora and Fauna of Darwin Harbour, Northern Territory, Australia. Proceedings of the Sixth International Marine Biology Workshop. Darwin : Museum and Art Gallery of the Northern Territory 466 pp. [267] (distribution)

Keable, S.J. 2006. Taxonomic revision of Natatolana (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae). Records of the Australian Museum 58: 133-244 (diagnosis, distribution)

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	As part of group	Action Date	Action Type	Compiler(s)
05-Aug-2022		05-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		06-May-2011	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022		02-May-2011	MODIFIED
		29-Mar-2010	MODIFIED