Ahoekia tanabensis

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 Infraclassis: Thoracica Superordine: Thoracicalcarea Subordo: Balanomorpha Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Pyrgomatidae
Subfamilia: Pyrgomatinae
Tribus: Hoekiini
Genus: Ahoekia
Species: Ahoekia tanabensis

Name

Ahoekia tanabensis Ross & Newman, 1995: 147

• Symbiont: Parasitic on scleractinian Hydnophora exesa and Hydnophora bonsai
• Type locality: Tanabe bay, Honshu Is., Japan; 33° 43' N, 135° 22' E
• Types: holotype USNM 259982
• Distribution: Tanabe Bay, Japan
• ZooBank: 9EEB54C1-92DB-4829-A6FE-BFB428E4B078

References

• Ross, A.; Newman, W.A. 1995: A coral-eating barnacle, revisited (Cirripedia, Pyrgomatidae). Contributions to Zoology 65(3): 129-175. Reference page.  [See p. 147]

Links

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