Thylacoplethus porcellanus

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: Thompsoniidae
Genusː Thylacoplethus
Speciesː Thylacoplethus porcellanus

Name

• Thylacoplethus porcellanus Hiller, Williams & Boyko, 2015ː 208
  • Symbiontː parasitic on decapods
  • Type localityː 23°27′15.48″S, 151°52′1.56″E, north Wistari, Heron Island, Queensland; type host Petrolisthes scabriculus
  • Typusː holotype UF 34625
  • Distributionː Queensland, Australia
  • ZooBank: ED0F8E84-9EB5-4B74-93FC-7A1444F0ED6F

References

• Hiller, A., Williams, J.D. & Boyko, C.R. 2015. Description of two new species of Indo-Pacific Thylacoplethus and a new record of Thompsonia japonica (Rhizocephala: Akentrogonida: Thompsoniidae) from hermit, porcelain, and mud crabs (Decapoda) based on morphological and molecular data. Journal of Crustacean Biology 35(2)ː 202–215. DOI: 10.1163/1937240X-00002330 JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 208, original description]

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