Acasta sulcata anchoris

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Balanoidea

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: Thoracica Ordo: Sessilia Subordo: Balanomorpha Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Acastinae
Genus: Acasta
Speciesː Acasta sulcata
Subspecies: Acasta sulcata anchoris

Name

• Acaste sulcata anchoris Barnard, 1924: 81
  • Symbiont: Obligate commensal on sponges, host unknown
  • Type locality: Tugela River, NW by W, distant 3 miles (Natal), 14 fathoms
  • Types: Holotype SAM A 4209
  • Distribution: Natal, South Africa
  • ZooBank: 57685A74-5A7F-424E-A885-71A515406932

References

• Barnard, K.H. 1924: Contribution to the crustacean fauna of South Africa. No. 7. Cirripedia. Annals of the South African Museum Cape Town, 20: 1–103. BHLReference page.  [See p. 81, original description]

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• Kolbasov, G.A. 1993. Revision of the genus Acasta Leach (Cirripedia: Balanoidea). Zoological journal of the Linnean Society 109(4): 395–427. DOI: 10.1111/j.1096-3642.1993.tb00307.x Reference page.  [See p. 411]
• Newman, W.A.; Ross, E. 1976: Revision of the balanomorph barnacles; including a catalog of the species. Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History, (9) BHL Reference page.  [See p. 54]