Excirolana chiltoni or "Sand Piranhas" is a species of isopod in the family Cirolanidae.[1][2][3]
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Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Malacostraca |
| Order: | Isopoda |
| Family: | Cirolanidae |
| Genus: | Excirolana |
| Species: | E. chiltoni
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| Excirolana chiltoni (Richardson, 1905)
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They live in the ocean at the shoreline, being commonly described as a "water-line isopod" [4]and occasionally swarm and bite (people and animals), vigorously.[5][6]
References
edit- ^ "Excirolana chiltoni Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ "Excirolana chiltoni Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ "Excirolana chiltoni Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
- ^ "UVic affiliated biology webpage". Central Coast Biodiversity Website. Archived from the original on 4 September 2022. Retrieved 4 September 2022.
in heading "Water-line isopod, scavenging isopod • Excirolana chiltoni, formerly E. kincaidi or Cirolana kincaidi"
- ^ "It Bit Me". 2 June 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
- ^ "California September 2022 isopod news story". Fox News. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022.
External links
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