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RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
RST Apology to Tasmanian Aboriginal people 2021.
The new species is described and figured in both sexes from a numerous population found near Hobart, Tasmania; isolated individuals have also been found in brackish waters in New South Wales. The new genus Australannopus is defined, and is shown to be unique among the Cletodidae in that (l) the fourth feet have no trace whatever of an endopod in either sex, and (2) the secondary sexual characters of the male are shown by the exopod of P2, instead of by the endopod of P3 as in all other genera.
Three cletodid genera have been described since the most recent key (Lang 1965) to the genera of this fami1y; the way in which they and Australonannopus fit into this key is discussed. Australonannopus is shown to occupy a rather isolated position within the family, although its nearest relative is possibly Nannopus; A. aestuarinus is so far the only known species.
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The Royal Society of Tasmania acknowledges, with deep respect, the traditional owners of this land, and the ongoing custodianship of the Aboriginal people of Tasmania. The Society pays respect to Elders past, present and emerging. We acknowledge that Tasmanian Aboriginal Peoples have survived severe and unjust impacts resulting from invasion and dispossession of their Country. As an institution dedicated to the advancement of knowledge, the Royal Society of Tasmania recognises Aboriginal cultural knowledge and practices and seeks to respect and honour these traditions and the deep understanding they represent.
On 15 February 2021, the Royal Society of Tasmania offered a formal Apology to the Tasmanian Aboriginal people.
