Neolepas rapanuii

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scalpelliformes
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: Scalpelliformes

Familia: Neolepadidae
Genus: Neolepas
Species: Neolepas rapanuii

Name

• Neolepas rapanuii Jones, 1993: 938
  • Symbiont: obligate commensal of abyssal hydrothermal vents
  • Type locality: Northwest of Easter Island, 23°32.52'S, 115°34.01'W, 2600m
  • Typus: holotype SMF 20364; paratypes SMF 20365, NHM 1991.372-374, USNM 251833, WAM 136-91
  • Distribution: East Pacific Rise
  • ZooBank: FF2ABB26-88BD-4189-AAAC-585AE9923D8F

References

• Jones, D.S. 1993. A new Neolepas (Cirripedia: Thoracica: Scalpellidae) from an abyssal hydrothermal vent, southeast Pacific. Bulletin of marine science, 52(3): 937–948. PDF Reference page.  [See p. 938, original description]

Links

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