Megalasma

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lepadomorpha
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 Superordine: Thoracicalcarea Subordo: Lepadomorpha

Familia: Poecilasmatidae
Genus: Megalasma
Species (5): M. annandalei – M. carinodentatum – M. elegans – M. minus – M. striatum

[Source: WoRMS]

Name

• Megalasma Hoek, 1883: 50
  • Original status: full genus
  • Type species: Megalasma striatum Hoek, 1883, by monotypy
  • ZooBank: 13B68699-3629-431F-BAE6-5114C1AC7255

References

• Hoek, P.P.C. 1883. Report on the Cirripedia collected by Challenger during the years 1873-1876. Reports of Science Research Voyage of H.M.S. Challenger. Zoology. 8(25): 1–169. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 50, original diagnosis]

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• Hoek, P.P.C. 1907: The Cirripedia of the Siboga Expedition: A. Cirripedia Pedunculata. Siboga-Expeditie XXXI. EJ Brill. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 30, discussion, additional species]
• Pilsbry, H.A. 1907: The barnacles (Cirripedia) contained in the collections of the U.S. National Museum. Bulletin -- United States National Museum 60: 1–122. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 87, species

Links

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