Eohoekia nyx

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: Hoekiini
Genus: Eohoekia
Species: Eohoekia nyx

Name

Eohoekia nyx Ross & Newman, 1995: 136

• Symbiont: Obligate parasite on scleractinian Hydnophora exesa
• Type locality: El-Tur, Egypt, Gulf of Suez, Red Sea, 28° 14'N, 33° 38' E
• Types: holotype USNM 259980; paratypes USNM 259981, NNM C2538, AR 27534, ZMA 201516
• Distribution: Known only from type area
• ZooBank: D7532233-83F6-48DD-917A-ABCEB0AA6408

References

• Ross, A.; Newman, W.A. 1995: A coral-eating barnacle, revisited (Cirripedia, Pyrgomatidae). Contributions to Zoology 65(3): 129-175. Reference page.  [See p. 136]

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Eohoekia nyx – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Eohoekia nyx.
• ION