''Araphura'' is a genus of
malacostracan crustacean
Crustaceans (from Latin meaning: "those with shells" or "crusted ones") are invertebrate animals that constitute one group of arthropods that are traditionally a part of the subphylum Crustacea (), a large, diverse group of mainly aquatic arthrop ...
found in New Zealand.
[Bird, Graham J., and R. N. Bamber. "Paratanaoidean tanaidaceans (Crustacea: Peracarida) from littoral and shallow sublittoral habitats in New Zealand, with descriptions of three new genera and seven new species." Zootaxa 2891 (2011): 1-62.]
Species
According to the
World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
The content of the registry is edited and maintained by scien ...
, the following species are accepted within ''Araphura:''
* ''
Araphura arvedlundi''
Larsen & Araújo-Silva, 2009
* ''
Araphura breviaria''
Dojiri & Sieg, 1997
* ''
Araphura brevimanus''
(Lilljeborg, 1864)
* ''
Araphura curticauda''
Larsen, 2005
* ''
Araphura cuspirostris''
Dojiri & Sieg, 1997
* ''
Araphura doutagalla''
Błażewicz-Paszkowycz & Bamber, 2012
* ''
Araphura elongata''
(Shiino, 1970)
* ''
Araphura extensa''
Larsen, 2003
* ''
Araphura filiformis''
(Lilljeborg, 1864)
* ''
Araphura higginsi''
Sieg & Dojiri, 1989
* ''
Araphura io''
Bamber, 2005
* ''
Araphura joubinensis''
Sieg & Dojiri, 1989
* ''
Araphura macrobelone''
Błażewicz-Paszkowycz, Bamber & Cunha, 2011
* ''
Araphura parabrevimanus''
(Lang, 1968)
* ''
Araphura pygmothymos''
Błażewicz-Paszkowycz & Bamber, 2012
* ''
Araphura rectifrons''
(Kudinova-Pasternak, 1973)
* ''
Araphura spinithenari''
Larsen, 2005
* ''
Araphura studens''
Blazewicz & Debiec, 2017
* ''
Araphura whakarakaia''
Bird, 2011
* ''
Araphura yarra''
Błażewicz-Paszkowycz & Bamber, 2012
References
Tanaidacea
Marine crustaceans of New Zealand
Crustaceans described in 1984
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