Pterogaster philippensis

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
Genusː Pterogaster
Speciesː Pterogaster philippensis

Name

• Pterogaster philippensis (Kossmann, 1872)ː 319
  • Symbiontː parasite on hermit crabs
  • Type localityː Philippines
  • Typusː
  • Distributionː Philippines
  • ZooBank: 80AB9EAE-21C8-4973-A3EA-EAC1BC3646ED

References

• Kossmann, R.A. 1872. Beiträge zur Anatomie der schmarotzenden Rankenfüssler. ''Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-Medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Wurzburg'' 3(4): 296-335. pdf Reference page.  [See p. 319, original description as Peltogaster philippensis

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• van Baal, I. 1937. Biological results of the Snellius Expedition II. Rhizocephala of the families Peltogastridae and Lernaeodiscidae. Temminckia 2ː 1–96. Reference page.  [See p. 20, generic re-assignment as Pterogaster philippensis]

Links

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