Hoekia philippensis

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 philippensis

Name

Hoekia philippensis Ross, 2000: 47

• Symbiont: Obligate parasite symbiont on Hydnophora exesa
• Type locality: Philippine Archipelago, details unknown
• Types: Holotype AMNH Crust. 17935; paratype AMNH Crust. 17935a-c
• Distribution: Known only from type area
• ZooBank: 790CF67C-0E51-498D-9C8A-6CB03EADD8BB

References

• Ross, A. 2000: Coral eating barnacles: wall morphology and descriptions of two new species. Sessile Organisms 17(1): 45-56. pdf Reference page.  [See p. 47]

Links

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