Conopea basicuneata

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 Subphylum: Crustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Thecostraca Subclassis: Cirripedia Superordo: Thoracica Ordo: Sessilia Subordo: Balanomorpha Infraordo: Neobalanoformes Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Archaeobalaninae
Genus: Conopea
Species: Conopea basicuneata

Name

Conopea basicuneata Van Syoc et al., 2014: 192

• Symbiont: obligate commensal on gorgonian Junceella sp.
• Type locality: Philippines, Luzon Island, Batangas Province, Calumpan Peninsula, “Dead Palm” dive site. 13.69569° N., 120.88472° E, 29-34 m; Attached to Junceella sp.
• Types: Holotype CASIZ 191931; paratypes CASIZ 106069, 179509, 179510, 179528, 185863, 185887, 187630, 187631, 187651, 187653-187655, 187681, 187719, 191960
• Distribution: Known from reef areas around Romblon Island and Verde Island Passage, Philippines
• ZooBank: DF699D10-1965-45EC-8AFF-B08334125880

References

• Van Syoc, R.J., Carrison-Stone, D., Madrona, L., & Williams, G.C. 2014. Barnacle symbionts of gorgonian sea fans: Description of Seven New Species (Archaeobalanidae:Cirripedia) from the Philippines, Including a Key to Western Pacific Species of Conopea, p. 171–211. In: Williams, Gary C., & Terrence M. Gosliner, eds. 2014. The Coral Triangle: The 2011 Hearst Philippine Biodiversity Expedition. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, 94118, USA. ISBN 0940228750Reference page. 

Links

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