Description of a new species of Membranobalanus (Crustacea, Cirripedia) from southern Australia

Abstract. A new species of sponge-inhabiting barnacle, Membranobalanus porphyrophilussp. nov., is described herein. This species can be distinguished from all other congeners by a combination of characters, in particular by the shapes of the tergum and scutum and the armament of the cirri. COI seque...

Descripción completa

Detalles Bibliográficos
Autores principales: Hosie, Andrew M., Fromont, Jane, Munyard, Kylie, Jones, Diana S.
Formato: Online Artículo Texto
Lenguaje:English
Publicado: Pensoft Publishers 2019
Materias:
Research Article
Acceso en línea:https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pmc/articles/PMC6728363/
https://www.ncbi.nlm.nih.gov/pubmed/31534383
http://dx.doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.873.35421
Descripción
Sumario:Abstract. A new species of sponge-inhabiting barnacle, Membranobalanus porphyrophilussp. nov., is described herein. This species can be distinguished from all other congeners by a combination of characters, in particular by the shapes of the tergum and scutum and the armament of the cirri. COI sequence data from the type specimens have been lodged with GenBank and a morphological key to the species of Membranobalanus is provided to aid future research. The host of the new species is the southern Australian endemic demosponge Spheciospongia purpurea. The new species of barnacle is thought to be host species specific.

Ejemplares similares