Loxothylacus panopaei

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 panopaei

Name

• Loxothylacus panopaei (Gissler, 1884)ː 226
  • Symbiontː parasite on Panopeidae
  • Original genusː Sacculina
  • Type localityː Tampa, Florida; type host Panopeus herbstii
  • Typusː
  • Distributionː Florida, Cuba, Jamaica, West Indies
  • ZooBank: DF2FD26D-358D-4835-8AB9-AC85C11CBBA1

References

• Gissler, C.F. 1884. The crab parasite, Sacculina. The American Naturalist 18(3)ː 225–229. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 226, original description as Sacculina panopaei]

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• Boschma, H. 1928. Two common species of parasitic Crustacea (Sacculinidae) of the West Indies. Proceedings of the United States National Museum 73(2726)ː 1–10. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 6, as Loxothylacus panopaei, generic re-assignment]
• Boschma, H. 1955. The described species of the family Sacculinidae. Zoologische Verhandelingen 27(1)ː 1–76. pdf Reference page.  [See p. 36, distribution, hosts, synonymy]