Galkinius maculosus

Galkinius maculosus

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: Pyrgomatidae
Subfamilia: Pyrgomatinae
Tribus: Pyrgomatini
Genus: Galkinius
Species: Galkinius maculosus

Name

Galkinius maculosus Chan & Liu, 2017: 5

• Symbiont: Obligate symbiont on scleractinian Lobophyllia
• Type locality: SE of Dongsha outer atoll, Taiwan (20°36.937'N, 116°53.143'E), on Lobophyllia sp.
• Types: Holotype ASIZCR000343; paratypes ASIZCR000344-346; MNHN-IU-2016-8720
• Distribution: Taiwan waters (Dongsha Atoll in the South China Sea, Orchid Island in the Pacific Ocean), Madang, Papua New Guinea.
• ZooBank: E4DA73E3-3E73-4F6C-B238-704943136D65

References

• Chan, B.K-K. & Liu, J.C.W. 2017. Galkinius Perreault, 2014 or Darwiniella (Anderson, 1992)? A new coral-associated barnacle sharing characteristics of these two genera in Pacific waters (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Thoracica, Pyrgomatidae). ZooKeys 719: 1—22. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.719.12471. Reference page. 

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Galkinius maculosus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Galkinius maculosus.
• ION

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