Peltogaster depressa

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 depressa

• Peltogaster depressa Reinhard, 1944ː 52
  • Symbiontː parasite on hermit crabs
  • Type localityː off Karluk, Kodiak Island, Alaska, 31 fathoms; type host Pagurus capillatus
  • Typusː USNM 80476
  • Distributionː Alaska
  • ZooBank: 410583A2-E7A3-47D2-97C2-ACCC41778547

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. 52, original description as Peltogaster depressus]

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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, as Peltogaste depressa, emendation for gender ageement]

Links

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