Cirolana mercuryi
Species of crustacean
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Cirolana mercuryi is a species of isopod found on coral reefs off Bawe Island, (Zanzibar, Tanzania) in East Africa and named after Freddie Mercury, who was "[A]rguably Zanzibar's most famous popular musician and singer".[1][2]
| Cirolana mercuryi | |
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Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Cirolanidae |
| Genus: | Cirolana |
| Species: | C. mercuryi |
| Binomial name | |
| Cirolana mercuryi Bruce, 2004[1] | |
