Microlepadidae

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lepadiformes
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 Ordo: Lepadiformes

Subordo: Heteralepadomorpha
Familia: Microlepadidae
Genera (1): Microlepas

[Source: WoRMS]

Name

• Microlepadidae Zevina, 1980: 695
  • Type genus: Microlepas Hoek, 1907: 43
  • ZooBank: 3D836E6F-A5E9-4588-8B31-27605983FB71

References

• Zevina, G.B. 1980. A new classification of the Lepadomorpha (Cirripedia). Zoologicheskii Zhurnal, 59(5): 689–698. [in Russian] Reference page.  [See p. 695, original description]

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• Grygier, M.J. & Newman, W.A. 1991. A new genus and two new species of Microlepadidae (Cirripedia: Pedunculata) found on Western Pacific diadematid echinoids. Galaxea, 10: 1–22. Reference page.  [See p. 2]
• Hoek, P.P.C. 1907: The Cirripedia of the Siboga Expedition: A. Cirripedia Pedunculata. Siboga-Expeditie XXXI. EJ Brill. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 43, for Microlepas]

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Microlepadidae – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Microlepadidae.
• ION
• Microlepadidae in the World Register of Marine Species