Pyrgospongia stellula

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

Pyrgospongia stellula (Rosell, 1975): 210

Symbiont: Commensal on sponges (Clionaidae)
Original genus: Pyrgopsella
Type locality: Bauang Dakula Reef, Tandubas, Tawitawi, Sulu Archipelago, Philippines: 5°9'24"N, 120°17'30"E; in calcareous sponge
Types: Holotype UP Crustacean collection #263a5; paratypes USNM 141663
Distribution: Philippines
ZooBank: 9F9EFC68-1345-4D95-8CE2-08353BC4E859

Rosell, N.C. 1975: On two noteworthy balanids (Cirripedia Thoracica) from the Sulu Archipelago, Philippines. Crustaceana 29(2): 206-214. JSTOR Reference page. [See p. 210, original description as Pyrgopsella stellula]

Achituv, Y. & Simon-Blecher, N. 2006. Pyrgopsella (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha: Pyrgomatidae) is not a sponge-inhabiting barnacle. Zootaxa 1319: 29–41. Abstract & excerpt Reference page. [See p. 33, as Pyrgospongia stellula, generic re-assignment
Newman, W.A. & Ross, E. 1976. Revision of the balanomorph barnacles; including a catalog of the species. Memoirs of the San Diego Society of Natural History, (9) BHL Reference page. [See p. 58, as Pyrgopsella stellula]
Yu, M-C., Chan, B.K-K., Kolbasov, G.A. & Ganmanee, M. 2020. Biodiversity and host specificity of sponge-associated barnacles (Cirripedia: Thoracica) in Thailand. Journal of crustacean biology, 40(6): 1-27. DOI: 10.1093/jcbiol/ruaa080 Reference page. [See p. 21, extended description, hosts, occurrence]