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Checklist for Family Balanidae Leach, 1806
and region Polynesia (Oceania)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
153
477
1071
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
38
122
245
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
34
115
238
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
27
101
219
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
14
55
120
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
11
48
105
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
22
52
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 
FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
7
36
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


Genera for Polynesia
7 Genera with 36 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18546SpeciesTaxom
Austromegabalanus Newman, 17884SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle16SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 19572SpeciesTaxom
Megabalanus Hoek, 17586SpeciesTaxom
Notomegabalanus Newman, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Tamiosoma Conrad, 18561SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Polynesia
36 Species and 2 Subspecies
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus cirratus Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841Ivory Barnacle
Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Amphibalanus variegatus Darwin, 1854Variable Barnacle
Austromegabalanus cylindricus Gmelin, 1791
Austromegabalanus decorus
Austromegabalanus nigrescens Lamarck, 1818Giant Black Barnacle
Austromegabalanus psittacus Molina, 1788Giant barnacle
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite niveus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus balanus Linnaeus, 1758Common barnacle
Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789Mountain ninebark
Balanus decorus Darwin, 1854
Balanus eburneus (Gould, 1841)⇒ Amphibalanus eburneus Gould, 1841
Balanus flosculus Darwin, 1854
Balanus glandula Darwin, 1854Common Acorn Barnacle
Balanus hawaiensis Pilsbry, 1916
Balanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus improvisus Darwin, 1854
Balanus nubilus Darwin, 1854Giant Acorn Barnacle
Balanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967)⇒ Amphibalanus reticulatus Utinomi, 1967
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Balanus variegates cirratus (Utinomi & Ki..., 1966)⇒ Amphibalanus variegates Darwin, 1854
Balanus vestitus Darwin, 1854
Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Fistulobalanus kondakovi Tarasov & Ze..., 1957
Megabalanus ajax Darwin, 1854
Megabalanus clippertonensis Zullo, 1969
Megabalanus coccopoma Darwin, 1854Titan acorn barnacle
Megabalanus linzei Foster, 1978
Megabalanus tanagrae Pilsbry, 1927
Megabalanus tintinnabulum Linnaeus, 1758Barnacle
Notomegabalanus campbelli Filhol, 1885
Notomegabalanus decorus Darwin, 1854Pink Barnacle
Tamiosoma gregaria Conrad, 1856

Subnodes of Balanidae with occurrences in Polynesia
SubfamilyAmphibalaninae
Pitombo, 2004
1
6
Genus
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyBalaninae
Leach, 1817
2
17
Genera
Species

Taxom

SubfamilyMegabalaninae
Newman, 1979
3
12
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Balanidae at artfakta.se
Balanidae at dyntaxa.se
Balanidae at gbif.org
Balanidae at irmng.org
Balanidae at itis.gov
Balanidae at marinespecies.org