Lepas

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Lepas
Lepas anserifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Infraclass: Cirripedia
Order: Pedunculata
Family: Lepadidae
Genus: Lepas
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Lepas is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Lepadidae.[1]

Species

Species in the genus include:[2]

  • Lepas anatifera Linnaeus, 1758
  • Lepas anserifera Linnaeus, 1767
  • Lepas australis Darwin, 1851
  • Lepas hilli Leach, 1818
  • Lepas indica Annandale, 1909
  • Lepas pectinata Spengler, 1793
  • Lepas testudinata Aurivillius, 1894

References

  1. WoRMS. "Lepadidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 18, 2011. 
  2. WoRMS. "Lepas Linnaeus, 1758". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved November 18, 2011. 
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