Peltogaster contorta

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 contorta

Name

• Peltogaster contorta Boschma, 1958ː 431
  • Symbiontː parasitic on hermit crabs
  • Type localityː Ecological survey of the University of Capetown, FB. 653B, 34° 07.5' S, 18° 31' E, 27.5 M; type host Anapagurus hendersoni
  • Typusː
  • Distributionː South Africa
  • ZooBank: 271763BE-F325-4E8F-A4B3-5A7B2DFF5109

References

• Boschma, H. 1958. Peltogaster contortus, a new rhizocephalan from South Africa. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series C 61(4): 431-437. Reference page.  [See p. 431, original description, as Peltogaster contortus]

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• Yoshida, R., Osawa, M., Hirose, M. & Hirose, E. 2011. A new genus and two new species of Peltogastridae (Crustaceaː Cirripediaː Rhizocephala) parasitizing hermit crabs from Okinawa Island (Ryukyu Archipelago, Japan) and their DNA-barcodes. Zoological Science 28(11)ː 853–862. DOI: 10.2108/zsj.28.853 Reference page.  [See p. 855, spelling correction for gender agreement]

Links

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