''Rocinela'' is a genus 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 ...
s 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 1818 by
William Elford Leach
William Elford Leach (2 February 1791 – 25 August 1836) was an English zoologist and marine biologist.
Life and work
Elford Leach was born at Hoe Gate, Plymouth, the son of an attorney. At the age of twelve he began a medical apprenticesh ...
.
[Bruce, Niel L.; Schotte, M. (2015)]
''Rocinela'' Leach, 1818
In: Boyko, C.B; Bruce, N.L.; Merrin, K. L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B.; Taiti, S.; Schotte, M. & Wilson, G.D.F. (Eds) (2008 onwards) World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS) is a taxonomic database that aims to provide an authoritative and comprehensive catalogue and list of names of marine organisms.
Content
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on 2022-12-04[Leach, W.E. 1818]
Cymothoadées
pp. 338-358 in ''Dictionnaire des Sciences Naturelles''. Paris : Strasbourg et Levrault Vol. 12. 49/ref> The type species is ''Rocinela danmoniensis'' Leach, 1818.
Species
Species accepted by WoRMS:[
*'' Rocinela affinis''
*'' Rocinela americana''
*'' Rocinela angustata''
*'' Rocinela australis''
*'' Rocinela belliceps''
*'' Rocinela bonita''
*'' Rocinela cornuta''
*'' Rocinela cubensis''
*'' Rocinela danmoniensis''
*'' Rocinela dumerilii''
*'' Rocinela garricki''
*'' Rocinela granulosa''
*'' Rocinela hawaiiensis''
*'' Rocinela insularis''
*'' Rocinela japonica''
*'' Rocinela juvenalis''
*'' Rocinela kapala''
*'' Rocinela laticauda''
*'' Rocinela leptopus''
*'' Rocinela lukini''
*'' Rocinela maculata''
*'' Rocinela media''
*'' Rocinela modesta''
*'']Rocinela murilloi
''Rocinela'' is a genus of isopods in the family Aegidae, and was first described in 1818 by William Elford Leach.Bruce, Niel L.; Schotte, M. (2015)''Rocinela'' Leach, 1818 In: Boyko, C.B; Bruce, N.L.; Merrin, K. L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B.; Tait ...
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*'' Rocinela niponia''
*'' Rocinela oculata''
*'' Rocinela ophthalmica''
*'' Rocinela orientalis''
*'' Rocinela pakari''
*'' Rocinela patriciae''
*'' Rocinela propodialis''
*'' Rocinela resima''
*'' Rocinela richardsonae''
*'' Rocinela runga''
*'' Rocinela satagia''
*'' Rocinela signata''
*'' Rocinela sila''
*'' Rocinela tridens''
*'' Rocinela tropica''
*''Rocinela tuberculosa
''Rocinela'' is a genus of isopods in the family Aegidae, and was first described in 1818 by William Elford Leach.Bruce, Niel L.; Schotte, M. (2015)''Rocinela'' Leach, 1818 In: Boyko, C.B; Bruce, N.L.; Merrin, K. L.; Ota, Y.; Poore, G.C.B.; Tait ...
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*'' Rocinela wetzeri''
References
External links
iNaturalist: ''Rocinela'' imagesGBIF: ''Rocinela'' occurrence data & images
Cymothoida
Isopod genera
Crustaceans described in 1818
Taxa named by William Elford Leach
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