Lernaeodiscus pusillus

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhizocephala
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: Rhizocephala

Familia: Peltogastridae
Genusː Lernaeodiscus
Speciesː Lernaeodiscus pusillus

Name

• Lernaeodiscus pusillus Boschma, 1950ː 61
  • Symbiontː parasite on porcellanid crabs
  • Type localityː Harbour Reef, Ghardaqa, Red Sea, Egypt; type host Porcellana serratifrons
  • Typusː syntypes RMNH C 1967
  • Distributionː Red Sea
  • ZooBank: 197F37C5-5983-4B32-9639-5DB797FD60A4

References

• Boschma, H. 1950. Lernaeodiscus pusillus nov. spec., a rhizocephalan parasite of a Porcellana from Egypt. Bulletin of the British Museum (Natural History), Zoology 1(4): 61-65. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 61, original description]

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• Boschma, H. 1969. Notes on rhizocephalan parasites of the genus Lernaeodiscus. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Series C, Biological and Medical Sciences 72(2): 413-419. Reference page.  [See p. 419, comparison to Lernaeodiscus crenatus]
• Boschma, H. 1969. Rhizocephala from the Red Sea, chiefly obtained by the First Israel South Red Sea Expedition in 1962. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series C 72(3): 254-272. Reference page.  [See p.
• Boyko, C.B. & Harvey, A.W. 2000. A Review of the Family Lernaeodiscidae (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala). I. The Genus Lernaeodiscus Müller, 1862: New Synonymy, Hosts, Range Extensions, and the Description of a New Species. Journal of Crustacean Biology 20(4)ː 663-673. JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 669, synonymy, types, hosts]

Links

• BHL bibliography
• Lernaeodiscus pusillus – Taxon details on Encyclopedia of Life (EOL).
• Global Biodiversity Information Facility. 2019. GBIF Backbone Taxonomy. Checklist dataset. Taxon: Lernaeodiscus pusillus.
• ION
• Lernaeodiscus pusillus in the World Register of Marine Species