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


Class
 
Maxillopoda
Dahl, 1956
Maxillopods
37
74
178
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Subclass
 
Thecostraca
Gruvel, 1905
15
28
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Infraclass
 
Cirripedia
Burmeister, 1834
Barnacles
14
27
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superorder
 
Thoracica
Darwin, 1854
Barnacles
14
27
42
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Order
 
Sessilia
Lamarck, 1818
Acorn barnacles, Sessile barnacles
8
14
25
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Suborder
 
Balanomorpha
Pilsbry, 1916
Acorn barnacles
7
13
24
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 

Superfamily
 
Balanoidea
Leach, 1817
3
9
16
Families
Genera
Species
 
Taxom
 


List of families for Tanzania
3 Families width 16 Species
Archaeobalanidae Newman & Ross, 19763SpeciesTaxom
Balanidae Leach, 180610SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgomatidae (Gray, 1825)Coral barnacle3SpeciesTaxom


Genera for Tanzania
9 Genera with 16 Species
Acasta Leach, 18252SpeciesTaxom
Amphibalanus Pitombo, 19323SpeciesTaxom
Balanus Da Costa, 1854Barnacle4SpeciesTaxom
Fistulobalanus Zullo, 18542SpeciesTaxom
Hiroa Ross; Newman, 19731SpeciesTaxom
Neoacasta Kolbasov, 18251SpeciesTaxom
Nobia Sowerby, 18391SpeciesTaxom
Perforatus Pitombo, 17891SpeciesTaxom
Pyrgoma Leach, 18541SpeciesTaxom


Species list for Tanzania
16 Species
Acasta cyathus Darwin, 1854Sponge barnacle
Acasta laevigata (Gray, 1825)⇒ Neoacasta laevigata Gray, 1825
Amphibalanus (Balanus) reticulatus Utinomi, 1967Reticulated barnacle
Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854Purple acorn barnacle
Amphibalanus salaami Nilsson-Cantell, 1932
Balanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Amphibalanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854
Balanus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789)⇒ Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Balanus stellaris Brocchi, 1814
Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854Three-cornered barnacle
Fistulobalanus albicostatus Pilsbry, 1916
Fistulobalanus pallidus Darwin, 1854
Hiroa stubbingsi Ross & Newman, 1973
Neoacasta laevigata Gray, 1825
Nobia grandis Sowerby, 1839Coral Barnacle
Perforatus perforatus Bruguière, 1789
Pyrgoma grande (Darwin, 1854)⇒ Nobia grandis Sowerby, 1839

Subnodes of Balanoidea with occurrences in Tanzania
FamilyArchaeobalanidae
Newman & Ross, 1976
2
3
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyBalanidae
Leach, 1806
4
10
Genera
Species

Taxom

FamilyPyrgomatidae
Gray, 1825
coral barnacle, Coral barnacles
3
3
Genera
Species

Taxom



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