Membranobalanus robinae

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 robinae

Name

• Membranobalanus robinae Van Syoc, 1988: 832
  • Original status: valid species
  • Symbiont: commensal on sponge Cliona raromicrosclera
  • Type locality: Station BLA-11, 28°54'N, 113°30'W, 1/2 mile south of Casa Diaz, Bahia de los Angeles, Gulf of California, 10' depth
  • Typus: Holotype CAS 061082
  • ZooBank: CDA70976-748C-4787-9E00-9410C97D5F0B

References

• Van Syoc, R.J. 1988. Description of Membranobalanus robinae, a new species of sponge barnacle (Cirripedia, Archaeobalanidae) from Baja California, with a key to the genus. Proceedings of the Biological Society of Washington 101(4): 832-837. BHLReference page.  [See p. 832, original description]