Peltogastridae
| Peltogastridae | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Thecostraca |
| Infraclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Kentrogonida |
| Family: | Peltogastridae Lilljeborg, 1860 |
The Peltogastridae are a family of barnacles belonging to the bizarre parasitic and highly apomorphic superorder Rhizocephala, and therein to the less diverse of the two orders, the Kentrogonida. The Peltogastridae are by far the largest family of Rhizocephala. They comprise 14 genera:[1]
- Angulosaccus Reinhard, 1944
- Boschmaia Reinhard, 1958
- Briarosaccus Boschma, 1930
- Cyphosaccus Reinhard, 1958
- Dipterosaccus Van Kampen & Boschma, 1925
- Galatheascus Boschma, 1929
- Parthenopea Kossmann, 1874
- Peltogaster Rathke, 1842
- Peltogastrella Krüger, 1912
- Pterogaster
- Septosaccus Duboscq, 1912
- Temnascus Boschma, 1951
- Tortugaster Reinhard, 1948
- Trachelosaccus Boschma, 1928
References
- ↑ Geoff Boxshall (2010). "Peltogastridae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
External links
Data related to Peltogastridae at Wikispecies