Taxonavigation

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

Name

Paralepas nodulosa (Broch, 1922): 286

• Original genus: Heteralepas
• Symbiont: Commensal epibiont on echinoid spines (Cidaris s.s.)
• Type locality: 3 miles SW of Tucuran, 300 fathoms
• Types: Holotype ZMUC 7544
• Distribution: Indo-west Pacific: Indian Ocean; Malay Arch.; S China Sea; Philippines; Madagascar; 110–546 m.
• ZooBank

References

• 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. 286, original description, as Heteralepas (Paralepas) nodulosa]

• 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, South China Sea distribution]

• 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 nodulosa, new combination]

• Ren, X-Q. 1989. On a collection of Cirripedia Thoracica from Madagascar and adjacent waters. Bulletin of the Museum National d'Histoire naturelle, Paris (A)(4), 11(2): 431-468. (PDF) Reference page.  [See p. 449, range extension to Madagascar]