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Checklist for Order Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 (Acorn barnacles)
and region Azores (Macaronesia)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
63
115
201
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
11
18
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
10
17
28
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
10
16
27
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
8
11
19
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Azores
8 Families width 19 Species
Balanidae Leach, 18067SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916Turtle barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Verrucidae Darwin, 18544SpeciesTaxom
Neoverrucidae Newman, 19891SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19761SpeciesTaxom
Tetraclitidae Gruvel, 19032SpeciesTaxom
Coronulidae Leach, 1817Whale barnacle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Azores
11 Genera with 19 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18412SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle4SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibia Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 17911SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 19161SpeciesTaxom
Metaverruca Pilsbry, 19002SpeciesTaxom
Neoverruca Newman & Hes..., 19891SpeciesTaxom
Semibalanus Pilsbry, 17671SpeciesTaxom
Tesseropora Pilsbry, 19772SpeciesTaxom
Verruca Schumacher, 17762SpeciesTaxom
Xenobalanus Steenstrup, 18511SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Azores
19 Species
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus spongicola Brown, 1844
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Chelonibia caretta Spengler, 1790
Chelonibia testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758Turtle Barnacle
Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791Poli's Stellate Barnacle
Megabalanus azoricus Pilsbry, 1916Azorean barnacle
Metaverruca recta Aurivillius, 1898
Metaverruca trisulcata Gruvel, 1900
Neoverruca brachylepadoformis Newman & Hes..., 1989
Semibalanus balanoides Linnaeus, 1767Acorn barnacle
Tesseropora arnoldi Young, 1998
Tesseropora atlantica Newman & Ross, 1977
Verruca spengleri Darwin, 1854
Verruca stroemia O.F. Müller, 1776
Xenobalanus globicipitis Steenstrup, 1851

Subnodes of Sessilia with occurrences in Azores
SuborderBalanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
6
8
14
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom

SuborderVerrucomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Wart barnacles
2
3
5
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Sessilia at gbif.org
Sessilia at irmng.org
Sessilia at itis.gov
Sessilia at marinespecies.org