Paralepas klepalae

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: Heteralepadidae
Genus: Paralepas
Species: Paralepas klepalae

Name

• Paralepas klepalae Kolbasov & Zevina, 1999: 391
• Symbiont: Commensal near aperture of gastropod Xenophora
• Type locality: North of Madagascar: 12°29'S, 48°18'E, 380 m
• Types: Holotype N Mg 1132
• Distribution: Known only from type area
• ZooBank: EBA5B87B-1343-45AA-8D5E-A5A2D95496F9

References

• Kolbasov, G.A. & Zevina, G.B. 1999. A new species of Paralepas (Cirripedia: Heteralepadidae) symbiotic with Xenophora (Mollusca Gastropoda); with the first complemental male known for the family. Bulletin of Marine Science 64(3): 391–398. (PDF) Reference page.  [See p. 391, original description]

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Links

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