Hoekia fornix

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: Hoekia
Species: Hoekia fornix

Name

Hoekia fornix Ross & Newman, 1995: 140

• Symbiont: Obligate parasite on scleractinian Hydnophora exesa
• Type locality: reef of Poeloe Toesa, east of Obilata Is., Molaccas, Indonesia; 1° 45.7' S, 26° 59.5' E
• Types: holotype NNM, Leiden C-2540
• Distribution: Known only from type area
• ZooBank: 5C3CA0C6-BCCC-4445-A829-EBE5428B9335

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. 140]

Links

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