Heterosaccus lunatus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhizocephala
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: Rhizocephala

Familia: Sacculinidae
Genus: Heterosaccus
Speciesː Heterosaccus lunatus

Name

• Heterosaccus lunatus Phillips, 1978ː 258
  • Symbiontː parasitic on Portunoidea
  • Type localityː Moreton Bay, Queensland; type host Charybdis callianassa
  • Typusː holotype QM W7148; paratypes QM W7149, 7150
  • Distributionː Queensland, Australia
  • ZooBank: DECD90EA-2D8E-4F74-9F1A-D3A0E6A855F7

References

• Phillips, W.J. 1978. Some parasitic barnacles (Rhizocephala: Sacculinidae) from portunid crabs in Moreton Bay, Queensland. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum 18(2)ː 255–263. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 258, original description]