Neolepas scotiaensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Scalpelliformes
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 Ordo: Scalpelliformes

Familia: Neolepadidae
Genus: Neolepas
Species: Neolepas scotiaensis

Name

• Neolepas scotiaensis (Buckeridge, Linse & Jackson, 2013): 559
  • Original genus: Vulcanolepas
  • Symbiont: Obligate commensal on abyssal hydrothermal vents
  • Type locality: 60º02.559S, 29º58.922W, 2402 m
  • Types: Holotype NHMUK 2013.1031; paratypes NHMUK 2013.1032; NMV J.61011, J.61012, J.61013; NIWA 81215
  • Distribution: Antarctic-South American Ocean Ridge Complex, 1400-2600 m
  • ZooBank: AA2AFDA5-0B08-466A-A584-D3FDBDE9DA61

References

• Buckeridge, J.S., Linse, K. & Jackson, J.A. 2013. Vulcanolepas scotiaensis sp. nov., a new deep-sea scalpelliform barnacle (Eolepadidae: Neolepadinae) from hydrothermal vents in the Scotia Sea, Antarctica. Zootaxa 3745(5): 551–568. DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.3745.5.4 Preview (PDF). Reference page.  [See p. 559, original description as Vulcanolepas scotiaensis]

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• Watanabe, H.K., Chen, C., Marie, D.P., Takai, K., Fujikura, K. & Chan, B.K-K. 2018. Phylogeography of hydrothermal vent stalked barnacles: a new species fills a gap in the Indian Ocean 'dispersal corridor' hypothesis. Royal Society Open Science 5(4): 172408. DOI: 10.1098/rsos.172408 Reference page.  [See p. 16, generic re-assignment to Neolepas scotiaensis, using genetic and soft part features]

Links

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