Platylepas is a genus of barnacles in the family Platylepadidae of the subphylum Crustacea.[1][2]
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| Preserved specimen of Platylepas hexastylos | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Family: | Coronulidae |
| Genus: | Platylepas Gray, 1825 |
Species
editSpecies 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
edit- ^ a b "World Register of Marine Species, genus Platylepas". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ 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. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.
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