Natatolana bawe sp. n. (Cirolanidae: Isopoda: Crustacea), the first record of the genus from the tropical coast of East Africa, Western Indian Ocean

Natatolana bawe sp. n. from Unguja Island, Tanzania, the first record of the genus from the Indian Ocean coast of East Africa, is described and figured from specimens collected using baited traps at a depth of 16–20 metres. N. bawe is characterised by: medially indented anterior margin of the head with a small rostral point; slender frontal lamina, with weakly concave lateral margins and abruptly angled anterior margins; pleonite 3 epimera weakly produced, posteriorly acute and pleonite 4 epimera posteriorly subacute, extending beyond posterior margin of pleonite 5; propodal palm of pereopods 1 and 2 usually with 3 and 1 robust setae respectively. In males the penial openings are flush with sternite 7 and widely separated; the slender appendix masculina does not extend beyond the endopod distal margin. The number of robust setae on the propodal palm of pereopods 1 and 2, and on the margins of the uropodal rami and pleotelson are important in making a correct identification.http://www.zoobank.org/urn:lsid:zoobank.org:pub:7A5642B2-A5B9-4519-8F03-9955A43F1DC0