Cionophorus soongi

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 Superordo: Thoracica Ordo: Sessilia Subordo: Balanomorpha Infraordo: Neobalanoformes Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Pyrgomatidae
Subfamilia: Pyrgomatinae
Tribus: Pyrgomatini
Genus: Cionophorus
Species: Cionophorus soongi

Name

Cionophorus soongi (Ross & Newman, 1999: 388)

• Original genus: Cionophora
• Original status: valid species
• Symbiont on scleractinian Astreopora sp.
• Type locality: Near shore coral reefs, South Bay (Nanwan) southern Taiwan, approximately 21°56’N, 120°45’E
• Types: Holotype, SIO C-9974; paratypes SIO C-9975-a-i
• ZooBank: 97A02FAC-8A95-4D0C-9E36-55B34423C708

References

• Ross, A.; Newman, W.A. 1999: A New Coral-inhabiting Barnacle from Taiwan (Cirripedia: Pyrgomatidae). Zoological studies 38(4): 387-390. article pdf Reference page.  [See p. 388]
• Ross, A.; Newman, W.A. 2001: Cionophora — new records for a Western Pacific coral-inhabiting barnacle of Astreopora. Zoological studies 40(3): 204-205. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  {See p. 204]