Acasta vipensis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Balanoidea 

Superregnum: Eukaryota
Cladus: Unikonta
Cladus: Opisthokonta
Cladus: Holozoa
Regnum: Animalia
Subregnum: Eumetazoa
Cladus: ParaHoxozoa
Cladus: Bilateria
Cladus: Nephrozoa
Cladus: Protostomia
Cladus: Ecdysozoa
Cladus: Panarthropoda
Phylum: Arthropoda
Cladus: Pancrustacea
Superclassis: Multicrustacea
Classis: Thecostraca
Subclassis: Cirripedia
Infraclassis: Thoracica
Superordine: Thoracicalcarea
Subordo: Balanomorpha
Superfamilia: Balanoidea

Familia: Archaeobalanidae
Subfamilia: Acastinae
Genus: Acasta
Species: Acasta vipensis

Name

  • Acasta vipensis Van Syoc et al., 2014: 202
    • Symbiont: obligate commensal on gorgonian Menella sp.
    • Type locality: Philippines, Luzon Island, Batangas Province, Calumpan Peninsula Maricaban Strait, “Murals” dive site. 13.69936°N., 120.88250°E. HEP-25. Attached to Menella sp.
    • Types: Holotype CASIZ 191930; paratypes CASIZ 185883, 185885, 185886, 187667, 187686, 187687, 187706, 187717, 187764, 187767
    • Distribution: Known only from type locality
    • ZooBank: 58F29F5F-85CC-4830-A608-9B1A80FA93BD

References

  • Van Syoc, R.J., Carrison-Stone, D., Madrona, L., & Williams, G.C. 2014. Barnacle symbionts of gorgonian sea fans: Description of Seven New Species (Archaeobalanidae:Cirripedia) from the Philippines, Including a Key to Western Pacific Species of Conopea. Pp. 171–211 In Williams, G.C. & Gosliner, T.M., (eds.) 2014. The Coral Triangle: The 2011 Hearst Philippine Biodiversity Expedition. California Academy of Sciences, San Francisco, California, 94118, USA, 592 p. ISBN 0-940228-75-0. BHL Reference page.  Reference page.  [See p. 202, original description]
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