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 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]
  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 brevicaudatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T15307A4512867. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15307A4512867.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.
  3. ^ Inland Water Crustacean Specialist Group (1996). "Onchotelson spatulatus". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T15308A4511696. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T15308A4511696.en. Retrieved 11 November 2021.