Pterogaster involvulus

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 Pterogaster
Speciesː Pterogaster involvulus

Name

• Pterogaster involvulus van Baal, 1937ː 20
  • Symbiontː parasite on crabs
  • Type localityː Wotap, Tenimber Islands, shore; type host Clibanarius virescens
  • Typusː Rijksmuseum van Natuurlijke Historie
  • Distributionː Indonesia
  • ZooBank: E92F5C48-B5FE-45F6-9093-A3A29A710ED0

References

• van Baal, I. 1937. Biological results of the Snellius Expedition II. Rhizocephala of the families Peltogastridae and Lernaeodiscidae. Temminckia 2ː 1–96. Reference page.  [See p. 20, original description]

Links

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