Peltogaster postica

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 postica

Name

• Peltogaster postica Yoshida & Osawa in Yoshida et al., 2011ː 855
  • Symbiontː parasite on hermit crabs
  • Type localityː a tidal flat in Awase, Okinawa, Okinawa Island, Ryukyu Archipelago; type host Pagurus minutus
  • Typusː Holotype: NSMT-Cr 21441; paratypes NSMT-Cr 21442, 21443, 21668, 21669
  • Distributionː Honshu and Okinawa, Japan, Taiwan, Korea
  • ZooBank: EB0F35F2-7C6C-4EEE-8144-593E8A1B256F

References

• 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, original description]

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• Jung, J., Yoshida, R. & Kim, W. 2019. Diversity of peltogastrid barnacles (Crustaceaː Cirripediaː Rhizocephala) on hermit crabs in Korea. Zoological studies 58ː 33. DOI: 10.6620/ZS.2019.58-33 Reference page.  [See p. 9, distribution records]

Links

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