Platylepas

Genus of barnacles

Platylepas
Preserved specimen of Platylepas hexastylos
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Family: Coronulidae
Genus: Platylepas
Gray, 1825

Platylepas is a genus of barnacles in the family Platylepadidae of the subphylum Crustacea.[1][2]

Species

Species within the genus Platylepas recognised by the World Register of Marine Species include:[1]

  • Platylepas coriacea Monroe & Limpus, 1979
  • Platylepas decorata Darwin, 1854
  • Platylepas hexastylos (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Platylepas indicus Daniel, 1958
  • Platylepas krugeri (Krüger, 1912)
  • Platylepas multidecorata Daniel, 1962
  • Platylepas ophiophila Lanchester, 1902
  • Platylepas wilsoni Ross, 1963
  • Platylepas mediterranea Collareta et al., 2019

References

  1. ^ a b "World Register of Marine Species, genus Platylepas". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
  2. ^ Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.
Taxon identifiers
Platylepas


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