Conopea exothobasis

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 exothobasis

Name

Conopea exothobasis Van Syoc et al., 2014: 196

• Symbiosis: obligate commensal on gorgonian Ellisella sp.
• Type locality: Philippines, Luzon, Batangas Province, Calumpan Peninsula, “Dead Palm” dive site. 13.69569°N., 120.88472°E. HEP-23, 30 m; Attached to Ellisella sp.
• Types: Holotype CASIZ 191927; paratypes CASIZ 187770
• Distribution: Known only from type locality
• ZooBank: AC47DD70-479B-42C5-B165-D11DF062C41A

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.