Taxonavigation

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

Name

Paralepas morula (Hoek, 1907): 35

• Original genus: Alepas
• Symbiont: Commensal epibiont on spines of Porocidarus elegans, and other echinoids
• Type locality: Siboga sta. 316, 7° 19.4' S, 116° 49.5' E, 538 m
• Types:
• Distribution: Flores Sea; Philippines; Bass Strait, N of Tasmania; 182–538 m.
• ZooBank

References

• Hoek, P.P.C. 1907: The Cirripedia of the Siboga Expedition: A. Cirripedia Pedunculata. Siboga-Expeditie XXXI. EJ Brill. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 35, original description as Alepas morula]

• Broch, H. 1922: Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914-6. X. Studies on Pacific cirripeds. Videnskabelige Meddelelser fra den Naturhistoriske Forening i Kjøbenhavn, 73: 215–358. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 28, as Heteralepas (Paralepas) morula, new combination]

• 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 and symbiosis]

• Jones, D.S. & Hosie, A.M. 2016. A checklist of the barnacles (Cirripedia: Thoracica) of Singapore and neighbouring waters. Raffles Bulletin of Zoology, Supplement 34 (Part I): 241–311. Full article (PDF) Reference page.  [See p. 244, synonymy and 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, as Paralepas morula, new combination]