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Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report
Animalia (kingdom) » Arthropoda (phylum) » Malacostraca (class) » Isopoda (order) » Cirolanidae (family)
| CAAB Code: | 28 220915 |
| Scientific Name and Authority: | Metacirolana spp. |
| CAAB category: | 28 - Crustacea - Malacostraca Malacostracans: isopods, amphipods, euphausiids and decapods (prawns, lobsters, crabs, etc.) | |
| Family: | 28 220 Cirolanidae (isopods or sea lice) - show full list | |
| Common Name: | [a sea louse] | |
| Organism Type: | a sea louse | |
| Taxon lists: |
Current Australian list:
 Commercial species list:  Standard Fish Names List: | |
| Habitat: |
Marine unspecified | |
| Parent Codes: |
28 220000
Cirolanidae - undifferentiated | |
| Child Codes: |
28 220016
Metacirolana anatola 28 220013 Metacirolana basteni 28 220017 Metacirolana japonica 28 220015 Metacirolana nana 28 220018 Metacirolana rugosa 28 220014 Metacirolana serrata 28 220019 Metacirolana spinosa |
| Taxon Notes: | This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available. | ||
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| Scientific Name verified against: | WoRMS, WoRMS - World Register of Marine Species. . Available from http: www.marinespecies.org at VLIZ. |