Chionelasmus crosnieri

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Chionelasmatoidea 

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: Chionelasmatoidea

Familia: Chionelasmatidae
Genus: Chionelasmus
Species: Chionelasmus crosnieri

Name

Chionelasmus crosnieri Buckeridge, 1998: 168

  • Symbiont: obligate commensal in octocorals; type host Muricides sp. indet.
  • Type locality: New Caledonia; Stn CH05, 24°54'S - 168°22'E, 600-650 m, 15.X.1992
  • Typus: Holotype MNHN-Ci 2685; paratypes MNHN-Ci 2686, Ci 2687, Ci 2688, CAX 118
  • Distribution: New Caledonia (type area); also reported from Kermadec Islands, New Zealand
  • ZooBank: 09D64B05-6E88-48ED-9EDF-33AB675CCE0C

References

  • Buckeridge, J.S. 1998. A new coral inhabiting barnacle, Chionelasmus crosnieri sp. nov. (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha) from New Caledonia, Southwest Pacific. Zoosystema, 20(2): 167–176. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [see p. 168, original description]
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