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Checklist for Superfamily Balanoidea Leach, 1817
and region Kenya (East Africa)


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
35
70
101
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
11
17
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
9
15
22
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
7
13
20
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
5
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
5
7
11
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
2
4
6
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Kenya
2 Families width 6 Species and 3 Subspecies
Balanidae Leach, 18066SpeciesTaxom
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19760SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Kenya
4 Genera with 6 Species
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 18543SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1758Barnacle5SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Striatobalanus Hoek, 1913
0SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Kenya
6 Species and 3 Subspecies
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus amphitrite communis (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)⇒ Chthamalus stellatus Poli, 1791
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Kenya
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
1
0
Genus
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
3
6
Genera
Species

Taxom



Links, sources and further information
Balanoidea at itis.gov
Balanoidea at marinespecies.org