Clistosaccidae

Clistosaccidae is a family of parasitic barnacles belonging to the bizarre and highly apomorphic superorder Rhizocephala, which is part of the more diverse of the two orders, the Akentrogonida.

Clistosaccidae
Drawing of Clistosaccus paguri
Scientific classification
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Order:
Akentrogonida
Family:
Clistosaccidae

Boschma, 1928[1]
Synonyms

Sylonidae Boschma, 1928[1]

The family contains two genera:[1]

References

  1. Boyko, Christopher B. (2015). "Clistosaccidae Boschma, 1928". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 April 2019.


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