Aatolana | |
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A. schioedtei (Part of Plate XXXIII) [1] | |
Scientific classification | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Malacostraca |
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]
WoRMS lists three species: [2]