Octolasmis unguisiformis

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Lepadomorpha
Superregnum: Eukaryota Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Subphylum: Crustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Hexanauplia Subclassis: Thecostraca Infraclassis: Cirripedia Superordo: Thoracica Ordo: Lepadiformes Subordo: Lepadomorpha

Octolasmis unguisiformis Kobayashi & Kato, 2003: 926

Symbiont: Commensal ectosymbiont on ocypodid crab, Macrophthalmus milloti
Type locality: Kise (28°25′N, 129°39′E), in Kasari Bay, Amami Island, Ryukyu Islands, Japan
Types: Holotype: KUZ Z7
Distribution: Ryukyu Islands, Japan, intertidal
ZooBank: FF1588BE-1A56-4635-9659-627EFE1678DB

Kobayashi, C. & Kato, M. 2003. Sex-biased ectosymbiosis of a unique cirripede, Octolamis unguisiformis sp. nov., that resembles the chelipeds of its host crab, Macrophthalmus milloti. Journal of the Marine Biological Association of the UK, 83(5): 925–930. DOI: 10.1017/S0025315403008075h article access Reference page. [See p. 926, original description]

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