''Rocinela kapala'' is a species of

isopod Isopoda is an Order (biology), order of crustaceans. Members of this group are called isopods and include both Aquatic animal, aquatic species and Terrestrial animal, terrestrial species such as woodlice. All have rigid, segmented exoskeletons ...

in the family

Aegidae The Aegidae are a family of isopod crustaceans. The adults are temporary parasites of fish, feeding on their hosts' blood before dropping off to digest the meal. They differ from members of the family Cirolanidae in having only three pairs of ho ...

, and was first described in 1988 by Niel L. Bruce. The species was first described in detail as ''R. oculata''. The species is named for the FRV Kapala, the vessel from which the holotype ( AM P31740) was collected at a depth of 450 metres. It is found in coastal seas of eastern Australia from southern

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Cymothoida Crustaceans described in 1988 {{isopod-stub