Tetraclita stalactifera

Tetraclita stalactifera, the ribbed barnacle, is a species of symmetrical sessile barnacle in the family Tetraclitidae. It is found in the western Atlantic Ocean.[1][2]

Tetraclita stalactifera
Tetraclita stalactifera Ribbed Barnacle, Brazil
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Family: Tetraclitidae
Genus: Tetraclita
Species:
T. stalactifera
Binomial name
Tetraclita stalactifera
(Lamarck, 1818)

Subspecies

edit

These subspecies belong to the species Tetraclita stalactifera:

  • Tetraclita stalactifera confinis Pilsbry, 1916
  • Tetraclita stalactifera stalactifera (Lamarck, 1818)

References

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