Thylacoplethus africanus

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 africanus

Name

• Thylacoplethus africanus Høeg & Lützen, 1993ː 376
  • Symbiontː parasitic on Xanthidae
  • Type localityː Scottsburgh, Natal, South Africa; type host Paractaea rueppelli
  • Typusː holotype BMNH 1920.2.4.1
  • Distributionː Natal, South Africa
  • ZooBank: 1F03ADB4-147F-4CE8-90F5-4DECA2993E48

References

• 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. 376, original description]]

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