Aatolana schioedtei

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]

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

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. "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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