Armatobalanus nefrens

Armatobalanus nefrens is a species of barnacle in the family Archaeobalanidae. It is endemic to the United States,[1] where it is found as far north as Monterey Bay.[3] It lives embedded in the corals Stylaster californicus and Errinopora pourtalesii.[3] It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[1]

Armatobalanus nefrens
Conservation status
Data Deficient  (IUCN 2.3)[1]
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Maxillopoda
Infraclass:	Cirripedia
Order:	Sessilia
Family:	Archaeobalanidae
Genus:	Armatobalanus
Species:	A. nefrens
Binomial name
Armatobalanus nefrens (Zullo, 1963) [2]
Synonyms
Balanus nefrens

References

1. World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Armatobalanus nefrens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T2115A9251979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2115A9251979.en. Retrieved 6 January 2018.
2. "Armatobalanus nefrens (Zullo, 1963)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
3. William A. Newman (2007). "Cirripedia". In Sol Felty Light; James T. Carlton (eds.). The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from Central California to Oregon (4th ed.). University of California Press. pp. 475–484. ISBN 978-0-520-23939-5.