Tetraclita squamosa, the green volcano barnacle, is a species of symmetrical sessile barnacle in the family Tetraclitidae.[1][2]

Tetraclita squamosa
Tetraclita squamosa, Green Volcano Barnacle, Galapagos Islands
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Family: Tetraclitidae
Genus: Tetraclita
Species:
T. squamosa
Binomial name
Tetraclita squamosa
(Bruguière, 1789)

Subspecies edit

These subspecies belong to the species Tetraclita squamosa:

  • Tetraclita squamosa milleporosa Pilsbry, 1916
  • Tetraclita squamosa panamensis Pilsbry, 1916
  • Tetraclita squamosa patellaris Darwin, 1854
  • Tetraclita squamosa perfecta Nilsson-Cantell, 1931
  • Tetraclita squamosa squamosa (Bruguière, 1789)

References edit

  1. ^ "Tetraclita squamosa". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-08-30.
  2. ^ "World Register of Marine Species, species Tetraclita squamosa". Retrieved 2021-08-30.