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Excirolana chiltoni
Scientific classification
Domain:	Eukaryota
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Isopoda
Family:	Cirolanidae
Genus:	Excirolana
Species:	E. chiltoni
Binomial name
Excirolana chiltoni (Richardson, 1905)
Synonyms
Cirolana kincaidi Hatch, 1947 Excirolana kincaidi (Hatch, 1947)

Excirolana chiltoni or the "sand piranha" is a species of isopod in the family Cirolanidae.

They live in the ocean at the shoreline, being commonly described as a "water-line isopod" and occasionally swarm and bite (people and animals), vigorously.

References

1. "Excirolana chiltoni Species Information". BugGuide.net. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
2. "Excirolana chiltoni Report". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
3. "Excirolana chiltoni Overview". Encyclopedia of Life. Retrieved 2018-02-12.
4. "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"
5. "It Bit Me". 2 June 2014. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022. Retrieved 2018-09-06.
6. "California September 2022 isopod news story". Fox News. Archived from the original on 7 September 2022.

External links

• Media related to Excirolana chiltoni at Wikimedia Commons

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