Platylepas

Platylepas is a genus of barnacles in the family Platylepadidae of the subphylum Crustacea.

Platylepas
Preserved specimen of Platylepas hexastylos
Scientific classification
Kingdom:
Animalia
Phylum:
Arthropoda
Subphylum:
Crustacea
Class:
Hexanauplia
Infraclass:
Cirripedia
Order:
Sessilia
Family:
Platylepadidae
Genus:
Platylepas

Gray, 1825 [1]
Species

See text

Species

Species within the genus Platylepas recognised by the World Register of Marine Species include:[1]

  • Platylepas coriacea Monroe & Limpus, 1979
  • Platylepas decorata Darwin, 1854
  • Platylepas hexastylos (Fabricius, 1798)
  • Platylepas indicus Daniel, 1958
  • Platylepas krugeri (Krüger, 1912)
  • Platylepas multidecorata Daniel, 1962
  • Platylepas ophiophila Lanchester, 1902
  • Platylepas wilsoni Ross, 1963

References
  1. Chan, Benny K.K.; Southward, A. (2010). "Platylepas Gray, 1825". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 8 February 2017.


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