A New Species of Paralepas (Cirripedia: Heteralepadidae) Symbiotic with Xenophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda); with the First Complemental Male known for the Family

A New Species of Paralepas (Cirripedia: Heteralepadidae) Symbiotic with Xenophora (Mollusca: Gastropoda); with the First Complemental Male known for the Family

A new species of Paralepas from near Madagascar is described and its affinities are indicated. A generalized complemental male and a male cyprid larva were found attached below the aperture in two specimens. This is the first male reported for this group of barnacles, and its morphological character...

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Veröffentlicht in:Bulletin of marine science 1999-05, Vol.64 (3), p.391-398
Hauptverfasser: Kolbasov, Gregory A., Zevina, Galena B.
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Sprache:eng
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Cirripedia
Heteralepadidae
Marine
Paralepas
Xenophora
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Zusammenfassung:A new species of Paralepas from near Madagascar is described and its affinities are indicated. A generalized complemental male and a male cyprid larva were found attached below the aperture in two specimens. This is the first male reported for this group of barnacles, and its morphological characters are investigated.
ISSN:0007-4977
1553-6955