Probathylepas faxian

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scalpelliformes
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: Thoracica Ordo: Scalpelliformes

Familia: Probathylepadidae
Genus: Probathylepas
Species: Probathylepas faxian

Name

Probathylepas faxian Ren & Sha, 2015: 146

• Symbiont: obligate symbiont of abyssal hydrothermal vents
• Type locality: Okinawa Trough (126°58.46E, 27°32.78N), 1242.9 m, hydrothermal vent
• Types: Holotype MBMCAS 240865
• Distribution: Known only from holotype
• ZooBank: 56B6F6F3-CE55-4E48-87F9-AA322957A57E

References

• Ren, X.-Q. & Sha, Z-L. 2015. Probathylepadidae, a new family of Scalpelliformes (Thoracica: Cirripedia: Crustacea), for Probathylepas faxian gen. nov., sp. nov., from a hydrothermal vent in the Okinawa Trough. Zootaxa 4033(1): 144–150. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.4033.1.9. Preview (PDF) Reference page. 

Links

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