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Checklist for Superorder Rhizocephala Müller, 1862
and region Japan (East Asia)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
152
470
1274
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
39
122
282
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
34
115
277
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Rhizocephala
Müller, 1862
8
16
30
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Japan
8 Families width 30 Species
Chthamalophilidae Bocquet-Védr..., 19611SpeciesTaxom
Peltogastridae Lilljeborg, 186010SpeciesTaxom
Sacculinidae Lilljeborg, 18608SpeciesTaxom
Lernaeodiscidae Boschma, 19283SpeciesTaxom
Mycetomorphidae Høeg & Rybakov, 19921SpeciesTaxom
Polyascidae Høeg & Glenner, 20193SpeciesTaxom
Polysaccidae Lützen & Tak..., 19961SpeciesTaxom
Thompsoniidae Høeg & Ryba..., 19923SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Japan
16 Genera with 30 Species
Boschmaella Bocquet-Védr..., 19901SpeciesTaxom
Dipterosaccus Van Kampen &..., 20132SpeciesTaxom
Galatheascus Boschma, 19851SpeciesTaxom
Heterosaccus Smith, 19331SpeciesTaxom
Lernaeodiscus Müller, 19372SpeciesTaxom
Mycetomorpha Potts, 20241SpeciesTaxom
Ommatogaster Yoshida & Osawa, 20111SpeciesTaxom
Peltogaster Rathke, 20114SpeciesTaxom
Peltogasterella Krüger, 19271SpeciesTaxom
Polyascus Glenner, Lü..., 19973SpeciesTaxom
Polysaccus Ho & Lützen, 20051SpeciesTaxom
Pterogaster Van Baal, 19371SpeciesTaxom
Sacculina Thompson, 19367SpeciesTaxom
Thompsonia Häfele, 19111SpeciesTaxom
Thylacoplethus Coutière, 19932SpeciesTaxom
Triangulus Smith, 19371SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Japan
30 Species
Boschmaella japonica Høeg, Kapel..., 1990
Dipterosaccus indicus Van Kampen &..., 1925
Dipterosaccus shiinoi Yoshida, Hir..., 2013
Galatheascus babai Lützen, 1985
Heterosaccus papillosus Boschma, 1933
Lernaeodiscus cornutus (Van Baal, 1937)⇒ Triangulus cornutus Van Baal, 1937
Lernaeodiscus okadai Van Baal, 1937
Mycetomorpha abyssalis Kakui, 2024Parasitic Barnacle
Ommatogaster nana Yoshida & Osawa, 2011
Peltogaster lineata Shiino, 1943
Peltogaster ovalis Krüger, 1912
Peltogaster paguri Rathke, 1842
Peltogaster postica Yoshida & Osawa, 2011
Peltogasterella gracilis Boschma, 1927
Polyascus gregarius Okada & Miya..., 1935
Polyascus planus Boschma, 1933
Polyascus polygeneus Lützen & Tak..., 1997
Polysaccus japonicus Lützen & Tak..., 2005
Pterogaster involvulus Van Baal, 1937
Sacculina confragosa Boschma, 1933
Sacculina hirta Boschma, 1933
Sacculina imberbis Shiino, 1943
Sacculina oblonga Lützen & Yam..., 1999
Sacculina senta Boschma, 1933
Sacculina shiinoi Lützen, Itan..., 2016
Sacculina yatsui Boschma, 1936
Thompsonia japonica Häfele, 1911
Thylacoplethus edwardsi Coutière, 1902
Thylacoplethus orientalis Høeg & Lützen, 1993
Triangulus cornutus Van Baal, 1937

Subnodes of Rhizocephala with occurrences in Japan
OrderAkentrogonida
Häfele, 1911
4
5
6
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

OrderKentrogonida
Delage, 1884
3
10
21
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPolyascidae
Høeg & Glenner, 2019
1
3
Genus
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Rhizocephala at artfakta.se
Rhizocephala at dyntaxa.se
Rhizocephala at itis.gov
Rhizocephala at marinespecies.org