Lernaeodiscus schmitti

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: Peltogastridae
Genusː Lernaeodiscus
Speciesː Lernaeodiscus schmitti

Name

• Lernaeodiscus schmitti Reinhard, 1950ː 130
  • Symbiontː parasite on porcellanid crabs
  • Type localityː off Dry Tortugas, Florida, 135-156 fathoms; type host Munida iris
  • Typusː USNM, not listed, cannot be located
  • Distributionː Holotype only specimen
  • ZooBank: F48ECFC8-952B-444E-8915-DF2D9E0A945C

References

• Reinhard, E.G. 1950. Two species of Lernaeodiscus from North Carolina and Florida. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 17(2)ː 126–132. pdf Reference page. 

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• Boyko, C.B. & Harvey, A.W. 2000. A Review of the Family Lernaeodiscidae (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala). I. The Genus Lernaeodiscus Müller, 1862: New Synonymy, Hosts, Range Extensions, and the Description of a New Species. Journal of Crustacean Biology 20(4)ː 663-673. JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 669, types, discussion]
• Weisbord, N.E. 1975. Cirripedia of Florida and surrounding waters (Acrothoracica and Rhizocephala). Bulletins of American paleontology 68(290)ː 169–233. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 206, location, distribution, synonymy]

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Lernaeodiscus schmitti – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lernaeodiscus schmitti.
• ION
• Lernaeodiscus schmitti in the World Register of Marine Species