Acasta madagascariensis

Acasta madagascariensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Balanoidea

Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Thecostraca Subclassis: Cirripedia Infraclassis: Thoracica Superordine: Thoracicalcarea Subordo: Balanomorpha Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Acastinae
Genus: Acasta
Species: Acasta madagascariensis

Name

• Acasta madagascariensis Ren, 1989: 458
  • Symbiont: Commensal on Demospongia
  • Type locality: Madagascar; 12°55.2'S, 48°28.2'E, 42 m
  • Types: Holotype MNHN Ci 2095; paratype MNHN Ci 2096
  • Distribution: West coast of Madagascar
  • ZooBank: C2B40BF6-BD41-40DF-83D7-BEAFB915DA7F

References

• Ren, X.-Q. 1989. On a collection of Cirripedia Thoracica from Madagascar and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, Paris (A)(4), 11(2): 431–468. PDF. Reference page.  [See p. 458, original description]

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• Kolbasov, G.A. 1993. Revision of the genus Acasta Leach (Cirripedia: Balanoidea). Zoological journal of the Linnean Society 109(4): 395–427. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1993.tb00307.x Reference page.  [See p. 411]