Loxothylacus brachythrix

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
Genusː Loxothylacus
Speciesː Loxothylacus brachythrix

Name

• Loxothylacus brachythrix Boschma, 1940ː 348
  • Symbiontː parasitic on xanthid crabs
  • Type localityː Ternate, shore; type host Xantha sanguineus
  • Typusː holotype 814A; paratypes RMNH.CRUS.C.1929, RMNH.CRUS.C.1930, RMNH.CRUS.C.1931
  • Distributionː Indo-China, Malaysia
  • ZooBank: E662A25A-F0ED-4F2F-A8B2-31D64791408A

References

• Boschma, H. 1940. Biological Results of the Snellius Expedition. VIII. Some Rhizocephala of the genus Loxothylacus. ''Temminckia'' 5ː 273–372. PDF Reference page.  [See p. 348, original description]

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• Boschma, H. 1955. The described species of the family Sacculinidae. Zoologische Verhandelingen 27(1)ː 1–76. pdf Reference page.  [See p. 16, synonymy, distribution, hosts]