Acasta vivicava

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
Speciesː Acasta vivicava

Name

• Acasta vivicava Kolbasov, Chan, Molodtsova & Achituv, 2016ː 192
  • Symbiontː obligate commensal on alyconacean
  • Type localityː Oceanic Reef's Expedition; 6 12'S, 53 02'E; type host Briareum sp.
  • Typusː holotype RMNH.CRUS.C.10234
  • Distributionː type area
  • ZooBank: 12D0864A-1683-4932-80D5-044716D8BC43

References

• Kolbasov, G.A., Chan, B.K-K., Molodtsova, T. & Achituv, Y. 2016. Revision of the coral-inhabiting genus Conopea (Cirripedia: Archaeobalanidae) with description of two new species of the genera Conopea and Acasta. Zootaxa 4178(2): 182–208. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4178.2.2. Reference page.