Bryozobia synaptos

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Balanoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Thecostraca
Subclassis: Cirripedia
Superordo: Thoracica
Ordo: Sessilia
Subordo: Balanomorpha
Infraordo: Neobalanoformes
Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Bryozobiinae
Genus: Bryozobia
Species: Bryozobia synaptos

Name

Bryozobia synaptos Ross; Newman, 1996: 151

  • Original status: valid species
  • Symbiont associated with encrusting sponge Clathria sp., attached to calcareous substrates
  • Type locality: South Pass, between the southern end of Grand Recif and coastal reefs, Tulear Lagoon, Madagascar (Malagasy Republic); 23°30'S, 43°42'E, 12 m
  • Types: Holotype: MNHN Ci-2356; paratypes MNHN Ci-2357; Paratype SIO C-7744.
  • ZooBank: 7EF83F33-6B6E-45FE-A6ED-740C61E1A46A

References

  • Ross, A.; Newman, W. A. 1996: A new sessile barnacle symbiotic with bryozoans from Madagascar and Mauritius (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha): a unique case of co-evolution? Invertebrate Biology 115(2): 150-161. JSTORReference page.  [See p. 151]
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