Aatolana
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| Aatolana | |
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| A. schioedtei (Part of Plate XXXIII)[1] | |
Scientific classification  | |
| 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]
