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Polysaccus

Polysaccus is a genus of parasitic barnacles belonging to the monotypic family Polysaccidae.

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Polysaccus
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Infraclass: Rhizocephala
Family: Polysaccidae
Lützen & Takahashi, 1996
Genus: Polysaccus
Høeg & Lützen, 1993
Species1
  • Polysaccus japonicus Høeg & Lützen, 1993
  • Polysaccus mediterraneus (Caroli, 1929)

Polysaccus is a genus of parasitic barnacles belonging to the monotypic family Polysaccidae.1

References

References

  1. "Polysaccus Høeg & Lützen, 1993". www.gbif.org. Retrieved 18 June 2021.