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Checklist for Subclass Thecostraca Gruvel, 1905
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
 


List of families for Congo
8 Families width 16 Species
Balanidae Leach, 18068SpeciesTaxom
Lauridae Gruvel, 19051SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibiidae Pilsbry, 1916Turtle barnacle2SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalidae Darwin, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lepadidae (Darwin, 1852)Goose barnacles2SpeciesTaxom
Platylepadidae Newman & Ross, 1976Turtle barnacle1SpeciesTaxom
Poecilasmatidae Annandale, 19090SpeciesTaxom
Scalpellidae Pilsbry, 19071SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Congo
11 Genera with 16 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Baccalaureus Broch, 19361SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle5SpeciesTaxom
Chelonibia Leach, 17582SpeciesTaxom
Chthamalus Ranzani, 1817
0SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 18541SpeciesTaxom
Lepas Linnaeus, 1786Goose Barnacles2SpeciesTaxom
Microeuraphia Poltarukha, 19631SpeciesTaxom
Platylepas Gray, 17981SpeciesTaxom
Poecilasma Darwin, 1852
0SpeciesTaxom
Scalpellum Leach, 17671SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Congo
16 Species
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854Bay barnacle
Baccalaureus hexapus Pyefinch, 1936
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
Lepas (Anatifa) anserifera Linnaeus, 1767Goose Barnacle
Lepas fascicularis (Ellis & Sola..., 1786)⇒ Dosima fascicularis Ellis & Sola..., 1786
Microeuraphia aestuarii Stubbings, 1963
Platylepas hexastylos Fabricius, 1798Mountain ninebark
Scalpellum scalpellum Linnaeus, 1767

Subnodes of Thecostraca with occurrences in Congo
InfraclassAscothoracida
Lacaze-Duthiers, 1880
1
1
1
Family
Genus
Species

Taxom

InfraclassCirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
7
10
15
Families
Genera
Species

Taxom



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