Aatolana schioedtei

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Aatolana schioedtei
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(Part of Plate XXXIII) [1]
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Malacostraca
Order: Isopoda
Family: Cirolanidae
Genus: Aatolana
Species:
A. schioedtei
Binomial name
Aatolana schioedtei
(Miers, 1884)

Aatolana schioedtei is a species of crustaceans in the family Cirolanidae, first described by Edward J. Miers in 1884 as Cirolana schioedtei. [2] [3] In 1993, Bruce reassigned the species to the genus, Aatolana . [2] [4]

It is benthic shrimp found in tropical waters at depths of 16 m to 173 m [5] off the coasts of Western Australia, the Northern Territory, and Queensland. [6]

References

  1. ↑ E.J. Miers (1884). "Crustacea". Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-2.: Pl XXXIII. Wikidata   Q116370139.
  2. 1 2 "WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aatolana schioedtei (Miers, 1884)". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  3. ↑ E.J. Miers (1884). "Crustacea". Report on the zoological collections made in the Indo-Pacific Ocean during the voyage of H.M.S. 'Alert' 1881-2.: 302. Wikidata   Q116370139.
  4. ↑ Niel L. Bruce (1993). "Two new genera of marine isopod crustaceans (Cirolanidae) from Madang, Papua New Guinea". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum . 31: 1-15 [5]. Wikidata   Q116365614.
  5. ↑ "Aatolana schioedtei". SeaLifeBase. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
  6. ↑ "Australian Faunal Directory: Aatolana schioedtei". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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