Oxynaspis ryukyuensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lepadomorpha
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 Superordine: Thoracicalcarea Subordo: Lepadomorpha

Familia: Oxynaspididae
Genus: Oxynaspis
Species: Oxynaspis ryukyuensis

Name

• Oxynaspis ryukyuensis Chan & Hayashi, 2012: 33
  • Symbiont: Obligate commensal on antipatharian
  • Type locality: Trawl 75, 26° 19.586 ́ N, 126° 42.453 ́ E, depth 137–156 m, Kamejima Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
  • Typus: Holotype RUMF-ZC-1558, on antipatharian coral; paratypes RUMF-ZC-1559; NMNS-6690-002
  • Distribution: Known only from Kamejima Island
  • ZooBank: 4B6FE07F-1B1E-4461-9AEB-6A65F3EEF220

References

• Chan, B.K.K. & Hayashi, R. 2012. Epibiotic barnacles (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Thoracica) collected by the Kumejima 2009 Expedition, with descriptions of two new species. Zootaxa 3367: 21–48. Preview Reference page.  [See p. 33, original description]

Links

• Oxynaspis ryukyuensis in the World Register of Marine Species

• BHL bibliography
• Oxynaspis ryukyuensis – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Oxynaspis ryukyuensis.
• ION