Pyrgospongia

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Balanoidea

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 Infraclassis: Thoracica Superordine: Thoracicalcarea Subordo: Balanomorpha Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Pyrgomatidae
Subfamilia: Pyrgomatinae
Tribus: Pyrgopsellini
Genus: Pyrgospongia
Species (1): P. stellula

Name

Pyrgospongia Achituv & Simon-Blecher, 2006

• Symbiont: Commensal on sponges (Clionaidae)
• Gender: [feminine]
• Original status: valid genus
• Type species: Pyrgopsella stellula Rosell, 1975: 210, by original designation
• ZooBank: 8D9523CC-1810-4EA9-B95E-D0ED16F8FCCC

References

• Achituv, Y. & Simon-Blecher, N. 2006. Pyrgopsella (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha: Pyrgomatidae) is not a sponge-inhabiting barnacle. Zootaxa 1319: 29–41. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. 

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Pyrgospongia – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Pyrgospongia.
• ION