Armatobalanus nefrens

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: Archaeobalaninae
Genus: Armatobalanus
Species: Armatobalanus nefrens

Name

• Armatobalanus nefrens (Zullo, 1963: 590)
  • Original genus: Balanus
  • Symbiontː commensal on stylasterines Allopora californica and Errinopora pourtalesi
  • Type locality: UCMP locality B-381, shallow water off Rocky Point, about 10 mi. south of Carmel, California
  • Typus: holotype UCMP 15049
  • Distributionː Monterey and Carmel Bays and Channel Islands, California
  • ZooBank: 18710997-F99B-4158-A5BF-B4C9EEE8E063

References

• Zullo, V.A. 1963. A review of the subgenus Armatobalanus (Cirripedia: Thoracica) with a description of a new species from the California coast. Annals and Magazine of Natural History (13) 6(70): 587-594. DOI: 10.1080/00222936308651403 Reference page.  [See p. 590, as Balanus (Armatobalanus) nefrens)

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• Newman, W.A. & Ross, E. 1976. Revision of the balanomorph barnacles; including a catalog of the species. Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History, (9) BHL Reference page.  [See p. 49, as Armatobalanus (Armatobalanus) nefrens]