Polyascidae is a family of parasitic barnacles in the class Thecostraca. There are at least two genera and about eight described species in Polyascidae.[1][2]

Polyascidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Superclass: Multicrustacea
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Infraclass: Rhizocephala
Family: Polyascidae
Høeg & Glenner, 2019

Genera

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These genera belong to the family Polyascidae:

References

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  1. ^ "World Register of Marine Species, family Polyascidae". Retrieved 2021-08-24.
  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. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.

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