Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Malacostraca
Subclassis: Eumalacostraca
Superordo: Peracarida
Ordo: Isopoda
Cladus: Scutocoxifera
Subordo: Cymothoida
Superfamilia: Cirolanoidea
Familia: Cirolanidae
Genus: Aatolana
Species: A. rapax – A. schioedtei – A. springthorpei
Name
Aatolana Bruce, 1993
References
Bruce, N.L. 1993: Two new genera of marine isopod crustaceans (Cirolanidae) from Madang, Papua New Guinea. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 33 (1): 1–15.
Keable, S.J. 1998: A third species of Aatolana Bruce, 1993 (Crustacea: Isopoda: Cirolanidae). Records of the Australian Museum, 50 (1): 19–26. DOI: 10.3853/j.0067-1975.50.1998.1272
Aatolana is a genus of 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]
Species
WoRMS lists three species:[2]
Aatolana rapax Bruce, 1993
Aatolana schioedtei (Miers, 1884)
Aatolana springthorpei Keable, 1998
References
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.
"WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species - Aatolana Bruce, 1993". www.marinespecies.org. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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 [2]. Wikidata Q116365614.
"Australian Faunal Directory: Aatolana". Australian Faunal Directory. Australian Government. Retrieved 24 January 2023.
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