Natatolana rusteni is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae, and was first described by Stephen John Keable in 2006.[2][1] The species epithet, rusteni, honours Mr Jim Rusten, a former storeman at the Australian Museum.[1]
It is a benthic species, living at depths of about 5-50 m in subtropical waters,[3] off the east coast of Australia in the Central Eastern Shelf Province and Central Eastern Shelf Transition IMCRA zones.[4] It is a scavenger.[4][1]
Paratype (USNM 282730, NHMD 80241) site: off Dobroyd Point, Sydney Natatolana rusteni is a species of crustacean in the family Cirolanidae, and was first described by Stephen John Keable in 2006. The species epithet, rusteni, honours Mr Jim Rusten, a former storeman at the Australian Museum.
It is a benthic species, living at depths of about 5-50 m in subtropical waters, off the east coast of Australia in the Central Eastern Shelf Province and Central Eastern Shelf Transition IMCRA zones. It is a scavenger.
