Membranobalanus nebrias

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 nebrias

Name

• Membranobalanus nebrias (Zullo; Beach, 1973): 2
  • Original genus: Balanus
  • Original status: valid species
  • Symbiont: commensal on sponge Cliona sp.
  • Type locality: South Channel between Baltra and Santa Cruz Islands, Galapagos, 2 m depth
  • Typus: Holotype and paratypes; LACM Museum of Los Angeles County, California
  • ZooBank: 036DEF7E-FC67-4FB3-8DED-AF74F7B89C07

References

• Zullo, V.A. & Beach, D.B. 1973. New species of Membranobalanus Hoek and Hexecreusia Zullo (Cirripedia: Balanidae) from the Galapagos Archipelago. Contributions in Science 249: 1–16. BHL. Reference page.  [See p. 2, as Balanus (Membranobalanus) nebrias]

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• 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. 53, as Membranobalanus nebrias, generic re-assignment]