Megatrematinae

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 Superordo: Thoracica Ordo: Sessilia Subordo: Balanomorpha Infraordo: Neobalanoformes Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Pyrgomatidae
Subfamilia: Megatrematinae
Tribus (2): Megatrematini  - Pyrgominini

Overview of genera (4)

Adna – Megatrema – Memagreta – Pyrgomina

[Source: WoRMS+ authors]

Name

Megatrematinae Holthuis, 1982: 319 (Replacement name proposed for Bosciinae)

• Type genus: Megatrema Sowerby, 1823, original designation

Synonymy

• Bosciinae Newman; Ross, 1976: 39 (became invalid with invalidation of type genus)

References

• Holthuis, I.B. 1982: The nomenclature of some coral-inhabiting barnacles of the family Pyrgomatidae (Cirripedia, Balanomorpha). Crustaceana 43(3): 316–320. JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 319]
• Ross, A. & Pitombo, F.B. 2002: Notes on the coral-inhabiting Megatrematinae and the description of a new tribe, new genus and three new species (Cirripedia: Sessilia: Pyrgomatidae). Sessile organisms 19(2): 57-68. DOI: 10.4282/sosj.19.57 Reference page.  [See p. 58]