Ptychascus barnwelli

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: Sacculinidae
Genusː Ptychascus
Speciesː Ptychascus barnwelli

Name

• Ptychascus barnwelli Andersen et al., 1990ː 21
  • Symbiontː parasitic on fiddler crabs
  • Type localityː Rio Moin, Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; type host Uca mordax
  • Typusː holotype NHMD83622; paratypes NHMD83623, NHMD83624, NHMD83625; USNM 250155, 250156; BMNH 1989. 966-967
  • Distributionː Costa Rica, Caribbean coast
  • ZooBank: D29A5C76-6D3D-4B3F-A4DD-0B4BD54367F5

References

• Andersen, M.L., Bohn, M., Høeg, J.T. & Jensen, P.G. 1990. Cyprid ultrastructure and adult morphology in Ptychascus barnwelli, new species, and P. glaber (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala), parasites on semiterrestrial crabs Journal of Crustacean Biology 10(1)ː 20–28. DOI: 10.2307/1548666 JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 21, original description]