Euacasta ctenodentia

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: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Acastinae
Genus: Euacasta
Species: Euacasta ctenodentia

Name

• Euacasta ctenodentia (Rosell, 1972): 200
  • Original genus: Acasta
  • Symbiont: obligate symbiont commensal of sponges; seems to be generalist
  • Type locality: Puerto Galera, Philippines
  • Types: holotype UPLB 153
  • Distribution: Philippines, Gulf of Thailand
  • ZooBank: 54F0AE4D-F8D9-469E-89AC-299A6EF9EE8E

References

• Rosell, N.C. 1972. Some barnacles (Cirripedia Thoracica) from Puerto Galera found in the vicinity of the U. P. Marine Biological Laboratory. Natural and applied science bulletin, 24(4): 143–285. Reference page.  [See p. 200, original description as Acasta ctenodentia]

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• Kolbasov, G.A. 1993. Revision of the genus Acasta Leach (Cirripedia: Balanoidea). Zoological journal of the Linnean Society 109(4): 395–427. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1993.tb00307.x Reference page.  [See p. 409]
• Newman, W.A. & Ross, E. 1976. Revision of the balanomorph barnacles; including a catalog of the species. Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History, (9) BHL Reference page.  [See p. 53]