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Checklist for Order Sessilia Lamarck, 1818 (Acorn barnacles)
and region Congo (Central Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
30
55
142
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
8
11
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
7
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
7
10
15
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
4
7
12
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Congo
4 Families width 12 Species
Balanidae Leach, 18068SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916Turtle barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976Turtle barnacle1SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
7 Genera with 12 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle5SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibia Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Microeuraphia Poltarukha, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Platylepas Gray, 17981SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
12 Species
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus dybowskii Gruvel, 1903
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus occidentalis Stubbings, 1961
Balanus tulipiformis Darwin, 1854
Chelonibia manati Gruvel, 1903Mountain ninebark
Chelonibia testudinaria Linnaeus, 1758Turtle Barnacle
Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Microeuraphia aestuarii Stubbings, 1963
Platylepas hexastylos Fabricius, 1798Mountain ninebark

Subnodes of Sessilia with occurrences in Congo
SuborderBalanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
4
7
12
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