Biology:Aatolana
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Short description: Genus of crustaceans
| Aatolana | |
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| A. schioedtei (Part of Plate XXXIII)[1] | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Superorder: | Peracarida |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Cirolanidae |
| Genus: | Aatolana Bruce, 1993 |
Aatolana is a genus of isopod crustaceans in the family Cirolanidae, first described by Niel L. Bruce in 1993.[2][3] The genus name is from the Greek, Aatos (insatiable), and refers to the ability of shrimp of this genus to devour fish carcasses.[3] The type species is Aatolana rapax.[3][4]
It is found in waters off the coasts of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, Queensland and New South Wales.[4]
Species
WoRMS lists three species:[2]
- Aatolana rapax Bruce, 1993
- Aatolana schioedtei (Miers, 1884)
- Aatolana springthorpei Keable, 1998
References
- ↑ , pp. Pl XXXIII, https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/37492612, Wikidata Q116370139
- ↑ 2.0 2.1 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aatolana Bruce, 1993". https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=248353.
- ↑ 3.0 3.1 3.2 , pp. 1-15 [2], https://www.biodiversitylibrary.org/page/40477600, Wikidata Q116365614
- ↑ 4.0 4.1 "Australian Faunal Directory: Aatolana". Australian Government. https://biodiversity.org.au/afd/taxa/Aatolana.
External links
Wikidata ☰ Q4396961 entry
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