Peltogaster unigibba

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 unigibba

Name

• Peltogaster unigibba Yoshida & Naruse, 2016ː 210
  • Symbiontː parasitic on hermit crabs
  • Type localityː Osawa Beach in Kita-kou Bay, Haha-jima, Tokyo, Japan; type host Pagurixus boninensis
  • Typusː holotype RUMF-ZC-3067; paratype RUMF-ZC-3068
  • Distributionː Bonin Islands, Japan
  • ZooBank: D48397F8-CA98-4C88-AA89-8237A2B2C4BB

References

• Yoshida, R. & Naruse, T. 2016. A new species of the genus Peltogaster Rathke, 1842 (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala: Peltogastridae) parasitizing the hermit crab Pagurixus boninensis (Melin, 1939) from the Bonin Islands, Japan. Zootaxa 4139(2): 209–220. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4139.2.5. Reference page.  [See p. 210, original description]

Links

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