Octolasmis unguisiformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lepadoidea

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 Ordine: Scalpellomorpha Superfamily: Lepadoidea

Familia: Poecilasmatidae
Genus: Octolasmis
Species: Octolasmis unguisiformis

Name

Octolasmis unguisiformis Kobayashi & Kato, 2003: 926

• Symbiont: Commensal ectosymbiont on ocypodid crab, Macrophthalmus milloti
• Type locality: Kise (28°25′N, 129°39′E), in Kasari Bay, Amami Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
• Types: Holotype: KUZ Z7
• Distribution: Ryukyu Islands, Japan, intertidal
• ZooBank: FF1588BE-1A56-4635-9659-627EFE1678DB

References

• Kobayashi, C. & Kato, M. 2003. Sex-biased ectosymbiosis of a unique cirripede, Octolamis unguisiformis sp. nov., that resembles the chelipeds of its host crab, Macrophthalmus milloti. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 83(5): 925–930. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403008075h article access Reference page.  [See p. 926, original description]

Links

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