Scutuloidea maculata is a species of marine isopods in the family Sphaeromatidae, first described by Charles Chilton in 1883.[1][2] No subspecies are listed in the Catalogue of Life.[3][4]
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| Scutuloidea maculata observed in Island Bay, Wellington | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Sphaeromatidae |
| Genus: | Scutuloidea |
| Species: | S. maculata
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| Binomial name | |
| Scutuloidea maculata Chilton, 1883
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Description and ecology
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This species is recognised by having a single large plate as a uropod.[5] Females are often carried on the backs of the males of the species.[6] Scutuloidea maculata can be visually distinguished from Scutuloidea kutu, a similar species in appearance which is also found in New Zealand waters, by its chestnut brown colour, having a rounder body and eyes, as well as an apical notch on their pleotelsons.[6]
Distribution and habitat
editScutuloidea maculata is found in the northern waters of New Zealand, where it lives in seaweeds, algae, sponges, bryozoa, hydroids in exposed reef formations, especially around red seaweeds such as Plocamium costatum and Osmundaria colensoi.[6][5] The species is much more commonly found than Scutuloidea kutu, especially in the first two metres of the subtidal zone, seemingly preferring more exposed environments.[6][5]
References
edit- ^ Poore, G.C.B.; Bruce, N. (2009) Isopoda (Crustacea). In: Gordon, D. (Ed.) (2009). New Zealand Inventory of Biodiversity. Volume One: Kingdom Animalia. 584 pp,
- ^ Chilton, C. (1883) Further additions to our knowledge of the New Zealand Crustacea. Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand 15: 69–86.,
- ^ Bisby F.A., Roskov Y.R., Orrell T.M., Nicolson D., Paglinawan L.E., Bailly N., Kirk P.M., Bourgoin T., Baillargeon G., Ouvrard D. (red.) (2011). "Species 2000 & ITIS Catalogue of Life: 2011 Annual Checklist". Species 2000: Reading, UK. Retrieved 24 September 2012.
{{cite web}}: CS1 maint: multiple names: authors list (link) - ^ WoRMS Isopoda: World List of Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans. Schotte M., Boyko C. B, Bruce N. L., Poore G.C.B., Taiti S., Wilson G.D.F. (eds), 5 October 2010
- ^ a b c Poore, Gary CB (1981). "Marine Isopoda of the Snares Islands, New Zealand—1. Gnathiidea, Valvifera, Anthuridea, and Flabellifera". New Zealand Journal of Zoology. 8 (3): 331–348. doi:10.1080/03014223.1981.10430613.
- ^ a b c d Stephenson, A. B.; Riley, J. L. (1996). "Scutuloidea kutu, a New Species of Sphaeromatidae (Isopoda: Crustacea) from New Zealand". Records of the Auckland Institute and Museum. 33: 195–200. ISSN 0067-0464. JSTOR 42906464. Wikidata Q58677505.
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