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Parawaldeckia Parata
''Parawaldeckia'' is a genus of Amphipoda, amphipod crustacean in the family, Lysianassidae. and was first described by Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing in 1910. The type species is ''Parawaldeckia thomsoni'' (first described in 1906 by Stebbing as ''Nannonyx thomsoni'' ). In Australia species of the genus are found in waters off New South Wales, South Australia, Tasmania, Western Australia, and off Macquarie Island and the Australian Antarctic territory. They are also found off New Zealand, off southern South America, and in subantarctic waters. They are bottom dwelling at depths of 200 metres. The body is segmented and flattened at the side, and there are seven pairs of walking legs at the front and three pairs of small limbs at the back. Species Species accepted by WoRMS (2022) are: *''Parawaldeckia angusta'' *''Parawaldeckia dabita'' *''Parawaldeckia dilkera'' *''Parawaldeckia hirsuta'' *''Parawaldeckia karaka'' *''Parawaldeckia kidderi'' *''Parawaldeckia lowryi'' *'' Par ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing
The Reverend Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing FRS, FLS (6 February 1835, London – 8 July 1926, Royal Tunbridge Wells) was a British zoologist, who described himself as "a serf to natural history, principally employed about Crustacea". Educated in London and Oxford, he only took to natural history in his thirties, having worked as a teacher until then. Although an ordained Anglican priest, Stebbing promoted Darwinism in a number of popular works, and was banned from preaching as a result. His scientific works mostly concerned crustaceans, especially the Amphipoda and Isopoda, the most notable being his work on the amphipods of the ''Challenger'' expedition. His zoological author abbreviation is Stebbing. Species he authored are listed at :Taxa named by Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing and bthis query Biography Thomas Roscoe Rede Stebbing was born on 6 February 1835 in Euston Square, London, the seventh of thirteen or fourteen children, to the clergyman and editor of the '' Athenaeu ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
