Alepas univalvis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lepadiformes
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 Ordo: Lepadiformes

Subordo: Heteralepadomorpha
Familia: Heteralepadidae
Genus: Alepas
Species: Alepas univalvis

Name

Alepas univalvis (Quoy & Gaimard, 1827): 234

• Original genus: Anatifa
• Symbiont: Epibiont commensal on medusae
• Type locality: Gibraltar
• Types:
• Distribution: Atlantic and Mediterranean seas
• ZooBank: 595B2694-029C-4DC6-91F2-CC0CF3A614AA

Synonyms

Alepas parasita Rang, 1829: 364

• Junior synonym not in accordance with ICZN
• ZooBank: 1E790ACC-6D86-4F0C-9B90-2253EF599D40

Triton (Alepas) fasciculatus Lesson, 1826-1830: 442

• Junior synonym
• ZooBank: 88281601-0206-41DA-9A34-3AA89040340A

References

• Quoy, J.R.C. & Gaimard, J.P. 1827. Observations zoologiques faites à bord de l'Astrolabe, en Mai, dans le détroit de Gibraltar. Annales des sciences naturelles 10: 5–21, 172–193, 225–238. BHL, BHL, BHL Reference page.  [See p. 234, original description, as Anatifa univalvis]

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• Darwin, C. 1852. A monograph on the sub-class Cirripedia with figures of all species. Vol. 1 The Lepadidae or Pedunculated Cirrepedes. Ray Society. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 163, synonymy, discussion, as Alepas parasita]

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Alepas univalvis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Alepas univalvis.
• ION
• Alepas univalvis in the World Register of Marine Species