Onchotelson

Onchotelson is a genus of isopod crustaceans 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]

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)

References
  1. Marilyn Schotte (2009). M. Schotte; C. B. Boyko; N. L. Bruce; G. C. B. Poore; S. Taiti; G. D. F. Wilson (eds.). "Phreatoicidae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved April 11, 2010.
  2. Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Onchotelson bervicaudatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. Retrieved April 11, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)
  3. Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Onchotelson spatulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996. Retrieved April 11, 2010.CS1 maint: ref=harv (link)


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