Polysaccus mediterraneus

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

Familiaː Polysaccidae
Genusː Polysaccus
Speciesː Polysaccus mediterraneus

Name

• Polysaccus mediterraneus (Caroli, 1929)ː 497
  • Original genusː Thompsonia
  • Symbiontː parasitic on callianassids
  • Type localityː Gulf of Naples; neotype locality North Euboikos Gulf, Greece; type host Callianassa truncata; neotype host Callianassa subterranea
  • Typusː Neotype NHMD85071, by Høeg & Lützen, 1993ː 378
  • Distributionː Italy, Greece
  • ZooBank: 14A7DEC7-952E-4F21-B629-FCF6BB0A6DC5

References

• Caroli, E. 1929. La presenza del genere Thompsonia Kossmann nel golfo di Napoli. Archivio zoologico italiano 13(3-4)ː 493–498. Reference page.  [See p. 497, original description, as Thompsonia mediterranea]

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• Høeg, J.T. & Lützen, J. 1993. Comparative morphology and phylogeny of the family Thompsoniidae (Cirripedia, Rhizocephala, Akentrogonida), with descriptions of three new genera and seven new species. Zoologica Scripta 22(4): 363-386. DOI: 10.1111/j.1463-6409.1993.tb00365.x Reference page.  [See p. 378, discussion, neotype designation, generic re-assignment, gender correction]

Links

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