Clistosaccidae

Clistosaccidae is a family of parasitic barnacles belonging to the highly apomorphic infraclass Rhizocephala, which is part of the barnacle subclass Cirripedia.

Species

FAMILY

KingdomAnimalia
PhylumArthropoda
ClassMaxillopoda
OrderAkentrogonida
FamilyClistosaccidae

Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records: 1
Family: Clistosaccidae
Collections: UF
Recorded in: United States

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Clistosaccidae is a family of parasitic barnacles belonging to the highly apomorphic infraclass Rhizocephala, which is part of the barnacle subclass Cirripedia.

The family contains two genera: Clistosaccus Lilljeborg, 1861 Sylon M. Sars, 1870

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