Tortugaster fistulatus

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: Peltogastridae
Genusː Tortugaster
Speciesː Tortugaster fistulatus

Name

• Tortugaster fistulatus Reinhard, 1948ː 34
  • Symbiontː parasite on hermit crabs
  • Type localityː off Tortugas, Florida, 220 fathoms; type host Munidopsis robusta
  • Typusː syntype USNM 89053
  • Distributionː Florida
  • ZooBank: F947A10A-4783-4388-AAF9-6B9049E94E22

References

• Reinhard, E.G. 1948. Tortugaster fistulatus, n. gen., n. sp., a rhizocephalan parasite of Munidopsis robusta. Proceedings of the Helminthological Society of Washington 15(1)ː 33–37. Reference page.  [See p. 34, original description]

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Tortugaster fistulatus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Tortugaster fistulatus.
• ION
• Tortugaster fistulatus in the World Register of Marine Species