Australhoekia cardenae

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: Australhoekia
Species: Australhoekia cardenae

Name

Australhoekia cardenae Ross; Newman, 2000: 587

• Symbiont: Obligate parasite on Hydnophora corals
• Original status: valid genus
• Type locality: south end of Bowden Reef, Great Barrier Reef, northeast Queensland, Australia, on Hydnophora rigida
• Types: Holotype QM W24861; Paratypes QM W24862, W24863, W24864
• Distribution: Known only from type area
• ZooBank: 6B9B408A-ABB6-476B-A1A5-5F69F269ED67

References

• Ross. A. & Newman, W.A. 2000: A new coral-eating barnacle: the first record from the Great Barrier Reef, Australia. Memoirs of the Queensland Museum, 45(2): 585-591. article BHL Reference page.  [See p. 587]

Links

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