Cantellius cardenae

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: Pyrgomatidae
Subfamilia: Pyrgomatinae
Tribus: Pyrgomatini
Genus: Cantellius
Species: Cantellius cardenae

Name

Cantellius cardenae Achituv & Hoeksema, 2003: 2

• Symbiont: Obligate commensal on scleractinian Acropora brueggemanni
• Type locality: Indonesia, SW Sulawesi, Langkai north side, 05°01’S 119°05’E, 100 m offshore at 5 m
• Types: Holotype:RMNH C2591; paratypes RMNH C2592
• Distribution: Indonesia, Papua New Guinea, Philippines
• ZooBank: 551EC13B-F199-490A-A4AF-BD94263CC79E

References

• Achituv, Y. & Hoeksema, B.W. 2003. Cantellius cardenae spec. nov. (Cirripedia: Pyrgomatinae) from Acropora (Isopora) brueggemanni (Brook, 1893) (Anthozoa:Acroporidae), a case of host specificity in a generalist genus. Zoologische mededelingen, 77(1): 1–8. Full article (PDF)Reference page.  [See p. 2, original description]

Links

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