Onchotelson

Onchotelson
Onchotelson
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Phreatoicidae
Genus: Onchotelson
Nicholls, 1944
Type species
Onchotelson brevicaudatus
(Smith, 1909)

Onchotelson is a genus of isopod crustacean in the family Phreatoicidae, which is endemic to Tasmania. It contains two species,[1] both of which are listed as vulnerable on the IUCN Red List:

  • Onchotelson brevicaudatus (Smith, 1909) [2]
  • Onchotelson spatulatus Nicholls, 1944 [3]

References

  1. ^ Marilyn Schotte (2009). "Phreatoicidae". In M. Schotte, C. B. Boyko, N. L. Bruce, G. C. B. Poore, S. Taiti & G. D. F. Wilson. World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=249332. Retrieved April 11, 2010. 
  2. ^ "Onchotelson bervicaudatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 1996. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/15307. Retrieved April 11, 2010. 
  3. ^ "Onchotelson spatulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2009.2. International Union for Conservation of Nature. 1996. http://www.iucnredlist.org/apps/redlist/details/15308. Retrieved April 11, 2010. 
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