Taxonavigation

Subordo: Heteralepadomorpha
Familia: Heteralepadidae
Genus: Paralepas
Species: Paralepas distincta

Name

Paralepas distincta (Utinomi, 1949: 26)

• Original genus: Heteralepas
• Symbiont: Epibiont on crab Palinurus japonicus
• Type locality: Tomioku, Japan
• Types: Type SMBL #12
• Distribution: Japan, Taiwan, shallow water
• ZooBank: D27A4E9C-D069-4299-8F58-C166698E0B3E

References

• Utinomi, H. 1949: Studies on the cirripedian fauna of Japan, VI. Cirripeds from Kyusyu and Ryukyu Islands. Publications of the Seto Marine Biological Laboratory 1(2): 19-37. Article (PDF) Reference page.  [See p. 26, original description, as Heteralepas (Paralepas) distincta]

• Jones, D.S., Hewitt, M.A. & Sampey, A. 2000. A checklist of the Cirripedia of the South China Sea. In The Biodiversity of South China Sea. Raffles bulletin of zoology, supplement (8): 233–307. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [See p. 235, distribution]

• Newman, W.A. 1960. Five pedunculate Cirripeds From the Western Pacific, Including Two New Forms. Crustaceana, 1(2): 100–116. JSTOR Reference page.  [See p. 109, generic reassignment]