Thylacoplethus cubensis

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: Thompsoniidae
Genusː Thylacoplethus
Speciesː Thylacoplethus cubensis

Name

• Thylacoplethus cubensis (Reinhard & Stewart, 1956)ː 163
  • Original genusː Thompsonia
  • Symbiontː Parasitic on Galatheoidea
  • Type localityː Old Bahama Channel off Punta Alegre, north coast of Cuba, 150-180 fathoms; type host Munida stimpsoni
  • Typusː Holotype MCZ 11478; paratypes MCZ 11479, 11483-11486
  • Distributionː Cuba
  • ZooBank: 1BDCC96A-4406-460A-A414-038A3639A6F9

References

• Reinhard, E.G. & Stewart, T.C. 1956. The hermaphroditic nature of Thompsonia (Crustacea: Rhizocephala) with description of Thompsonia cubensis n. sp. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 23(2): 162–168. Full volume (PDF). Reference page.  [See p. 163, original description as Thompsonia cubensis]

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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. 375, a Thylacoplethus cubensis, generic re-assignment]