Membranobalanus brachialis

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: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Archaeobalaninae
Genus: Membranobalanus
Species: Membranobalanus brachialis

Name

• Membranobalanus brachialis (Rosell, 1972): 184
  • Original genus: Balanus
  • Symbiontː commensal on sponge Cliona sp.
  • Type localityː NE Medio Islet, Puerto Galero, Oriental Mindoro, Philippines, 13°31'50"N, 120°57'12"E
  • Typusː Holotype Univ of Philippines Crustacean Coll., 207
  • Distributionː Philippines
  • ZooBank: 58CA74CA-CB30-44CE-AC22-BE077AADD796

References

• Rosell, N.C. 1972. Some barnacles (Cirripedia Thoracica) from Puerto Galera found in the vicinity of the U. P. Marine Biological Laboratory. Natural and applied science bulletin, 24(4): 143–285. Reference page.  [See p. 184, original description as Balanus (Membranobalanus) brachialis]

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• Jones, D.S., Hewitt, M.A. & Sampey, A. 2000. A checklist of the Cirripedia of the South China Sea. In The Biodiversity of South China Sea. Raffles bulletin of zoology, supplement (8): 233–307. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [See p. 267, distribution]
• 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. 52, as Membranobalanus brachialis] (error in year citation for Rosell - should be 1972)