Ptychascus barnwelli
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Taxonavigation
[edit]Taxonavigation: Rhizocephala |
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Superregnum: Eukaryota |
Familia: Sacculinidae
Genusː Ptychascus
Speciesː Ptychascus barnwelli
Name
[edit]- Ptychascus barnwelli Andersen et al., 1990ː 21
- Symbiontː parasitic on fiddler crabs
- Type localityː Rio Moin, Puerto Limon, Costa Rica; type host Uca mordax
- Typusː holotype NHMD83622; paratypes NHMD83623, NHMD83624, NHMD83625; USNM 250155, 250156; BMNH 1989. 966-967
- Distributionː Costa Rica, Caribbean coast
- ZooBank: D29A5C76-6D3D-4B3F-A4DD-0B4BD54367F5
References
[edit]- Andersen, M.L., Bohn, M., Høeg, J.T. & Jensen, P.G. 1990. Cyprid ultrastructure and adult morphology in Ptychascus barnwelli, new species, and P. glaber (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala), parasites on semiterrestrial crabs Journal of Crustacean Biology 10(1)ː 20–28. DOI: 10.2307/1548666 JSTOR Reference page. [See p. 21, original description]