Genus Metacirolana Kussakin, 1979

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Genus Metacirolana Kussakin, 1979

Metacirolana Nierstrasz, H.F. 1931. Die Isopoden der Siboga-Expeditie. III. Isopoda Genuina. II. Flabellifera. Siboga-Expéditie Report 32: 123-233 [147] [nom. nud., unavailable as no diagnosis is given and more than one species included].
Type species (included species):
Metacirolana japonica (Hansen, 1890); Metacirolana hanseni (Bonnier, 1896)
Paracirolana Nierstrasz, H.F. 1931. Die Isopoden der Siboga-Expeditie. III. Isopoda Genuina. II. Flabellifera. Siboga-Expéditie Report 32: 123-233 [147] [nom. nud., unavailable as no diagnosis is given].
Metacirolana Kussakin, O.G. 1979. Marine and brackish-water Crustacea (Isopoda) of cold and temperate waters of the Northern Hemisphere Suborder Flabellifera. Opredeliteli po Faune SSSR 122: 1-472 [in Russian] [212] [validation of Metacirolana, until then unavailable].
Type species:
Cirolana japonica Hansen, 1890 by original designation.

Distribution

States

New South Wales, Queensland

Extra Distribution Information

Cosmopolitan.

Note that conversion of the original AFD map of states, drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones to IBRA and IMCRA regions may have produced errors. The new maps will be reviewed and corrected as updates occur. The maps may not indicate the entire distribution. See further details below.

IBRA and IMCRA regions (map not available)

drainage basins and coastal and oceanic zones (map not available)

IMCRA

Tasmania Province (10), Southeast Transition (11), Central Eastern Province (12), Tasman Basin Province (13), Central Eastern Transition (15), Kenn Transition (16), Kenn Province (17), Northeast Province (18), Northeast Transition (19), Cape Province (20), Southeast Shelf Transition (37), Central Eastern Shelf Province (38), Central Eastern Shelf Transition (39), Northeast Shelf Province (40), Northeast Shelf Transition (41)

Original AFD Distribution Data

Australian Region

Australia
- 200 m bathymetric: Great Barrier Reef, Lower E coast, NE coast
- 200 mile fishing zone: NE oceanic, SE oceanic
- New South Wales
- Queensland

Distribution References

Bruce, N.L. 1981. Cirolanidae of Australia: diagnoses of Cirolana Leach, Metacirolana Nierstrasz, Neocirolana Hale, Anopsilana Paulian & Deboutteville, and three new genera – Natatolana, Politolana and Cartetolana. Australian Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research 32: 945-966

History of changes

Note that this list may be incomplete for dates prior to September 2013.

Published	Action Date	Action Type
05-Aug-2022	05-Mar-2012	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022	06-May-2011	MODIFIED
05-Aug-2022	29-Jun-2010	MODIFIED
	29-Mar-2010	MODIFIED

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