Biology:Clistosaccidae

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Short description: Family of barnacles

Clistosaccidae
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Drawing of Clistosaccus paguri
Scientific classification e
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Infraclass: Rhizocephala
Family: Clistosaccidae
Boschma, 1928[1]
Synonyms

Sylonidae Boschma, 1928[1]

Clistosaccidae is a family of parasitic barnacles belonging to the bizarre and highly apomorphic infraclass Rhizocephala, which is part of the barnacle subclass Cirripedia.[2][3]

The family contains two genera:[1]

References

  1. 1.0 1.1 1.2 Boyko, Christopher B. (2015). "Clistosaccidae Boschma, 1928". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134760. 
  2. Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. 
  3. "World Register of Marine Species, genus Elminius". http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106120. 

Wikidata ☰ Q6549588 entry