Galkinius maculosus

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: Pyrgomatidae
Subfamilia: Pyrgomatinae
Tribus: Pyrgomatini
Genus: Galkinius
Species: Galkinius maculosus

Name

Galkinius maculosus Chan & Liu, 2017: 5

  • Symbiont: Obligate symbiont on scleractinian Lobophyllia
  • Type locality: SE of Dongsha outer atoll, Taiwan (20°36.937'N, 116°53.143'E), on Lobophyllia sp.
  • Types: Holotype ASIZCR000343; paratypes ASIZCR000344-346; MNHN-IU-2016-8720
  • Distribution: Taiwan waters (Dongsha Atoll in the South China Sea, Orchid Island in the Pacific Ocean), Madang, Papua New Guinea.
  • ZooBank: E4DA73E3-3E73-4F6C-B238-704943136D65

References

  • Chan, B.K-K. & Liu, J.C.W. 2017. Galkinius Perreault, 2014 or Darwiniella (Anderson, 1992)? A new coral-associated barnacle sharing characteristics of these two genera in Pacific waters (Crustacea, Cirripedia, Thoracica, Pyrgomatidae). ZooKeys 719: 1—22. DOI: 10.3897/zookeys.719.12471. Reference page. 
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