A new record of Excirolana Orientalis (Dana, 1853), a cirolanid genus and species (Isopoda, Flabellifera) from the Pakistan coast

Excirolana orienta/is (Dana, 1853) belonging to the Cirolanidae, hitherto unknown from Pakistan, is collected from the rocky intertidal region of Manora Island, Karachi coast The specimens are fully described and illustrated. A list of the known species of the genus Excirolana is also provided since the genus is also first time reported from here