Semibalanus is a genus of barnacles, comprising four species. It is the only genus in the subfamily Semibalaninae.[1][2]
Semibalanus | |
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Semibalanus cariosus | |
Scientific classification ![]() | |
Domain: | Eukaryota |
Kingdom: | Animalia |
Phylum: | Arthropoda |
Class: | Thecostraca |
Subclass: | Cirripedia |
Order: | Balanomorpha |
Family: | Balanidae |
Subfamily: | Semibalaninae |
Genus: | Semibalanus Pilsbry, 1916 |
Type species | |
Semibalanus balanoides |
Species
editThese species belong to the genus Semibalanus:[1]
- Semibalanus balanoides (Linnaeus, 1767) (northern acorn barnacle)
- Semibalanus cariosus (Pallas, 1788) (thatched barnacle)
- Semibalanus madrasensis (Daniel, 1958)
- Semibalanus sinnurensis (Daniel, 1962)
References
edit- ^ a b "World Register of Marine Species, genus Semibalanus". 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.