Megabalanus tanagrae

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: Balanidae
Subfamilia: Megabalaninae
Tribus: Megabalanini
Genus: Megabalanus
Species: Megabalanus tanagrae

Name

Megabalanus tanagrae (Pilsbry, 1927: 311)

• Original genus: Balanus
• Original status: valid subspecies
• Type locality: Necker Island, Hawaii
• Types: BPBM #500, Bishop Museum, Hawaii
• ZooBank: 5E4ECB56-8268-4DB4-825A-C717EA745AAD

References

• Henry, D.P. & McLaughlin, P.A. 1986. The Recent species of Megabalanus (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha) with special emphasis on Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus) sensu lato. Zoologische verhandelingen 235(8): 1–69. PDF. Reference page.  [See p. 41]
• Newman, W.A. & Ross, E. 1976. Revision of the balanomorph barnacles; including a catalog of the species. Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History, (9) BHL Reference page.  [See p. [ 68], as Megabalanus tanagrae]
• Pilsbry, H.A. 1927. Littoral barnacles of the Hawaiian Islands and Japan. Proceedings of the Academy of Natural Sciences of Philadelphia 79: 305–317. JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 311, as Balanus tintinnabulum tanagrae]
• Pitombo, F.B. 2004. Phylogenetic analysis of the Balanidae (Cirripedia, Balanomorpha). Zoologica Scripta 33(3): 261–276. DOI: 10.1111/j.0300-3256.2004.00145.x Reference page.  [See p. 275]