Ptychascus glaber

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 glaber

Name

• Ptychascus glaber Boschma, 1933ː 532
  • Symbiontː parasitic on Grapsidae
  • Type localityː Marajo Island, Amazon River, Brazil; type host Sesarma (Holometopus) benedicti
  • Typusː holotype BMNH 1923.8.14.104; paratypes BMNH 1923.8.14.50-64, ZMUC
  • Distributionː Brazil
  • ZooBank: 5A2169E9-9E9A-4208-B457-A4F661930F2E

References

• Boschma, H. 1933. The Rhizocephala in the collection of the British Museum. Journal of the Linnean Society of London, Zoology 38(261)ː 473–552. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1933.tb00995.x pdf Reference page.  [See p. 532, original desciption]

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• 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. 22, discussion]
• Boschma, H. 1955. The described species of the family Sacculinidae. Zoologische Verhandelingen 27(1)ː 1–76. pdf Reference page.  [See p. 27, hosts, distribution]