Biology:Dolicholana

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Short description: Genus of crustaceans

Dolicholana
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Superorder: Peracarida
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cirolanidae
Genus: Dolicholana
Bruce, 1986

Dolicholana is a genus of isopod crustaceans.[1] which was first described by Niel L. Bruce in 1986.[1][2] The type species is Cirolana elongata Milne Edwards, 1840.[3]

Australian states where Dolicholana species are found are Queensland and New South Wales.[3] Beyond Australian waters species of this genus are found in the waters of Myanmar, and the Straits of Malacca.[3]

Species

Dolicholana includes the following species:[1]

  • Dolicholana brucei Paiva & Souza-Filho, 2015
  • Dolicholana elongata (H. Milne Edwards, 1840)
  • Dolicholana enigma Keable, 1999
  • Dolicholana porcellana (Barnard, 1936)


References

Wikidata ☰ Q4399734 entry