Lernaeodiscus squamiferae

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 squamiferae

Name

• Lernaeodiscus squamiferae Pérez, 1922ː 132
  • Symbiontː parasitic on galatheid crabs
  • Type localityː Villefranche-sur-Mer, FRANCE; type host Galathea squamulifera
  • Typusː cannot be located, probably lost
  • Distributionː Type area
  • ZooBank: 322D5258-470A-4119-A763-D0DC05303A03

References

• Pérez, C. 1922. Sur deux crustacés parasites de la Galathea squamifera Leach. Bulletin de la Société Zoologique de France 47ː 132–133. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 132, original description]

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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. 673, discussion]
• Høeg, J.T. & Lützen, J. 1985. Crustacea Rhizocephala. Marine invertebrates of Scandinavia 6ː 1–90. Reference page. 

Links

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