Clistosaccidae
Clistosaccidae is a family of parasitic barnacles belonging to the bizarre and highly apomorphic superorder Rhizocephala, which is part of the more diverse of the two orders, the Akentrogonida.
| Clistosaccidae | |
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| Drawing of Clistosaccus paguri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Infraclass: | Cirripedia |
| Superorder: | Rhizocephala |
| Order: | Akentrogonida |
| Family: | Clistosaccidae Boschma, 1928[1] |
| Synonyms | |
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Sylonidae Boschma, 1928[1] | |
The family contains two genera:[1]
- Clistosaccus Lilljeborg, 1861
- Sylon M. Sars, 1870
References
- Boyko, Christopher B. (2015). "Clistosaccidae Boschma, 1928". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
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