Nesotanais thalassinus Stepien 2025, sp. nov.

Nesotanais thalassinus Stępień sp. nov. Materials Type status: Holotype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: Great Barrier reef, Lizard Island, Coconut beach; catalogNumber: W 60130; occurrenceRemarks: coral rubble - coarse; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: preadult; reproductiveCondition: non-ovigerous; establishmentMeans: native; occurrenceStatus: present; occurrenceID: 6D4B5965-C019-5186-ADF9-CDAA8945EA1E; Taxon: scientificName: Nesotanais thalassinus Stępień; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Malacostraca; order: Tanaidacea; family: Nototanaidae; genus: Nesotanais; specificEpithet: thalassinus; taxonRank: species; scientificNameAuthorship: Stępień; nomenclaturalCode: ICZN; Location: higherGeography: Pacific Ocean; waterBody: Southeast Pacific Ocean; island: Lizard Island; country: Australia; countryCode: AU; locality: Great Barrier Reef, station CGLI 003; verbatimDepth: 2 m; verbatimLatitude: 14°41'28.2"S; verbatimLongitude: 145°28'11.3"E; decimalLatitude: - 14.69117; decimalLongitude: 145.4698; Identification: identifiedBy: Anna Stępień; dateIdentified: 2025; Event: samplingProtocol: scuba diving, sieved throught 0.3 mm mesh; eventDate: 04-05 - 2008; habitat: coral rubble - coarse; fieldNumber: CGLI 003; Record Level: institutionID: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/tropics; institutionCode: QMT; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: Great Barrier reef, Lizard Island, Hicks Reef; catalogNumber: QMT W 60131; occurrenceRemarks: dead coral heads on spur; individualCount: 1; sex: male; lifeStage: adult; establishmentMeans: native; occurrenceStatus: present; occurrenceID: FE49FC73-1E49-5F36-9FAC-2B455068960C; Taxon: scientificName: Nesotanais thalassinus Stępień; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Malacostraca; order: Tanaidacea; family: Nototanaidae; genus: Nesotanais; specificEpithet: thalassinus; taxonRank: species; scientificNameAuthorship: Stępień; nomenclaturalCode: ICZN; taxonRemarks: used as allotype; Location: higherGeography: Pacific Ocean; waterBody: Southeast Pacific Ocean; island: Lizard Island; country: Australia; countryCode: AU; locality: Great Barrier Reef, station LIZ 09-16 D; verbatimDepth: 16 m; verbatimLatitude: 14°26'52.9"S; verbatimLongitude: 145°29'57.1"E; decimalLatitude: - 14.44803; decimalLongitude: 145.4992; Identification: identifiedBy: Anna Stępień; dateIdentified: 2025; Event: samplingProtocol: scuba diving, sieved throught 0.3 mm mesh; eventDate: 21-02 - 2009; habitat: dead coral heads on spur; fieldNumber: LIZ 09-16 D; Record Level: institutionID: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/tropics; institutionCode: QMT; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: Great Barrier reef, Lizard Island, Hicks Reef; catalogNumber: QMT W 60135; occurrenceRemarks: dead coral heads on spur; individualCount: 2; sex: female; lifeStage: preadult; reproductiveCondition: non-ovigerous; establishmentMeans: native; occurrenceStatus: present; occurrenceID: DA129350-B0E0-5431-823A-BB234F56831A; Taxon: scientificName: Nesotanais thalassinus Stępień; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Malacostraca; order: Tanaidacea; family: Nototanaidae; genus: Nesotanais; specificEpithet: thalassinus; taxonRank: species; scientificNameAuthorship: Stępień; nomenclaturalCode: ICZN; Location: higherGeography: Pacific Ocean; waterBody: Southeast Pacific Ocean; island: Lizard Island; country: Australia; countryCode: AU; locality: Great Barrier Reef, station LIZ 09-16 D; verbatimDepth: 16 m; verbatimLatitude: 14°26'52.9"S; verbatimLongitude: 145°29'57.1"E; decimalLatitude: - 14.44803; decimalLongitude: 145.4992; Identification: identifiedBy: Anna Stępień; dateIdentified: 2025; Event: samplingProtocol: scuba diving, sieved throught 0.3 mm mesh; eventDate: 21-02 - 2009; habitat: dead coral heads on spur; fieldNumber: LIZ 09-16 D; Record Level: institutionID: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/tropics; institutionCode: QMT; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: Great Barrier reef, Lizard Island, Yonge Reef; catalogNumber: QMT W 60136; occurrenceRemarks: small coral rubble on sand; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: preadult; reproductiveCondition: non-ovigerous; establishmentMeans: native; occurrenceStatus: present; occurrenceID: BA9EFA71-15DA-5D69-A018-D809D5DBFD81; Taxon: scientificName: Nesotanais thalassinus Stępień; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Malacostraca; order: Tanaidacea; family: Nototanaidae; genus: Nesotanais; specificEpithet: thalassinus; taxonRank: species; scientificNameAuthorship: Stępień; nomenclaturalCode: ICZN; Location: higherGeography: Pacific Ocean; waterBody: Southeast Pacific Ocean; island: Lizard Island; country: Australia; countryCode: AU; locality: Great Barrier Reef, station LIZ 09-10 F; verbatimDepth: 15 m; verbatimLatitude: 14°36'49.8"S; verbatimLongitude: 145°37'05.5"E; decimalLatitude: - 14.61383; decimalLongitude: 145.6182; Identification: identifiedBy: Anna Stępień; dateIdentified: 2025; Event: samplingProtocol: scuba diving, sieved throught 0.3 mm mesh; eventDate: 18-02 - 2009; habitat: small coral rubble on sand; fieldNumber: LIZ 09-10 F; Record Level: institutionID: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/tropics; institutionCode: QMT; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: Great Barrier reef, Lizard Island; occurrenceRemarks: coral rubble; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: preadult; reproductiveCondition: non-ovigerous; establishmentMeans: native; occurrenceStatus: present; occurrenceID: AFC89B5B-D047-55F4-A501-5E566B06C215; Taxon: scientificName: Nesotanais thalassinus Stępień; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Malacostraca; order: Tanaidacea; family: Nototanaidae; genus: Nesotanais; specificEpithet: thalassinus; taxonRank: species; scientificNameAuthorship: Stępień; nomenclaturalCode: ICZN; Location: higherGeography: Pacific Ocean; waterBody: Southeast Pacific Ocean; island: Lizard Island; country: Australia; countryCode: AU; locality: Great Barrier Reef, station CGLI 025 A; verbatimDepth: 12 m; verbatimLatitude: 14°38'44.4"S; verbatimLongitude: 145°27'11.7"E; decimalLatitude: - 14.64567; decimalLongitude: 145.45325; Identification: identifiedBy: Anna Stępień; dateIdentified: 2025; Event: samplingProtocol: scuba diving, sieved throught 0.3 mm mesh; eventDate: 14-04 - 2008; habitat: coral rubble; fieldNumber: CGLI 025 A; Record Level: institutionID: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/tropics; institutionCode: QMT; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: Great Barrier reef, Lizard Island; catalogNumber: QMT W 60134; occurrenceRemarks: dead coral heads on reef edge; individualCount: 3; sex: female; lifeStage: preadult; reproductiveCondition: non-ovigerous; establishmentMeans: native; occurrenceStatus: present; occurrenceID: E8684079-496A-5108-97AE-7AB7C4A52EC5; Taxon: scientificName: Nesotanais thalassinus Stępień; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Malacostraca; order: Tanaidacea; family: Nototanaidae; genus: Nesotanais; specificEpithet: thalassinus; taxonRank: species; scientificNameAuthorship: Stępień; nomenclaturalCode: ICZN; Location: higherGeography: Pacific Ocean; waterBody: Southeast Pacific Ocean; island: Lizard Island; country: Australia; countryCode: AU; locality: Great Barrier Reef, station LIZ 09-16 E; verbatimDepth: 5-7 m; verbatimLatitude: 14°26'52.9"S; verbatimLongitude: 145°29'57.1"E; decimalLatitude: - 14.44803; decimalLongitude: 145.4992; Identification: identifiedBy: Anna Stępień; dateIdentified: 2025; Event: samplingProtocol: scuba diving, sieved throught 0.3 mm mesh; eventDate: 21-02 - 2009; habitat: dead coral heads on reef edge; fieldNumber: LIZ 09-16 E; Record Level: institutionID: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/tropics; institutionCode: QMT; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: Great Barrier reef, Lizard Island; catalogNumber: QMT W 60137; occurrenceRemarks: dead Pocillopora head; individualCount: 4; sex: female; lifeStage: preadult; reproductiveCondition: non-ovigerous; establishmentMeans: native; occurrenceStatus: present; occurrenceID: 276EFB7B-7369-5853-B0C1-FFB91E960EA4; Taxon: scientificName: Nesotanais thalassinus Stępień; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Malacostraca; order: Tanaidacea; family: Nototanaidae; genus: Nesotanais; specificEpithet: thalassinus; taxonRank: species; scientificNameAuthorship: Stępień; nomenclaturalCode: ICZN; Location: higherGeography: Pacific Ocean; waterBody: Southeast Pacific Ocean; island: Lizard Island; country: Australia; countryCode: AU; locality: Great Barrier Reef, station CGLI 008 A; verbatimDepth: 8 m; verbatimLatitude: 14°38'55.4"S; verbatimLongitude: 145°26'59.5"E; decimalLatitude: - 14.64872; decimalLongitude: 145.44987; Identification: identifiedBy: Anna Stępień; dateIdentified: 2025; Event: samplingProtocol: scuba diving, sieved throught 0.3 mm mesh; eventDate: 06-04 - 2008; habitat: dead Pocillopora head; fieldNumber: CGLI 008 A; Record Level: institutionID: https://www.museum.qld.gov.au/tropics; institutionCode: QMT; basisOfRecord: PreservedSpecimen Type status: Paratype. Occurrence: occurrenceDetails: Great Barrier reef, Lizard Island; catalogNumber: QMT W 60138; occurrenceRemarks: Halimeda and rubble; individualCount: 1; sex: female; lifeStage: preadult; reproductiveCondition: non-ovigerous; establishmentMeans: native; occurrenceStatus: present; occurrenceID: 5381E519-2B75-5506-B2A9-16CFFF4CDF8D; Taxon: scientificName: Nesotanais thalassinus Stępień; kingdom: Animalia; phylum: Arthropoda; class: Malacostraca; order: Tanaidacea; family: Nototanaidae; genus: Nesotanais; specificEpithet: thalassinus; taxonRank: species; scientificNameAuthorship: Stępień; nomenclaturalCode: ICZN; Location: higherGeography: Pacific Ocean; waterBody: Southeast Pacific Ocean;