Peltogaster boschmai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhizocephala
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: Rhizocephala

Familia: Peltogastridae
Genus: Peltogaster
Speciesː Peltogaster boschmai

Name

• Peltogaster boschmai Reinhard, 1944ː 49
  • Symbiontː parasite on pagurid crabs
  • Type locality San Juan Archipelago, Washington, north shore of Stuart Island, 45 fathoms; type host Orthopagurus schmitti
  • Typusː cotypes USNM numbers not found, probably lost
  • Distributionː Washington, USA, and British Columbia
  • ZooBank: F4ABFDCE-5A44-43C7-BB55-2FC6F94BA56D

References

• Reinhard, E.G. 1944. Rhizocephalan parasites of hermit crabs from the northwest Pacific. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 34(2)ː 49–58. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 49, original description as Peltogaster boschmae, incorrect ending; specific name is noun in apposition]

Links

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