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Ibla

Ibla is a genus of barnacle. In 1848, Charles Darwin studied the genus and found species with hermaphrodites and tiny males. In this genus the number of androdioecious species is uncertain because some authors use the words female and hermaphrodite interchangeably.

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Ibla
Ibla quadrivalvis
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Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Clade: Pancrustacea
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Iblomorpha
Family: Iblidae
Subfamily: Iblinae
Leach, 1825
Genus: Ibla
Leach, 1825
Species

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Ibla is a genus of barnacle.1 In 1848, Charles Darwin studied the genus and found species with hermaphrodites and tiny males.2 In this genus the number of androdioecious species is uncertain because some authors use the words female and hermaphrodite interchangeably.3

Species

Species in this genus include:4

  • Ibla cumingi
  • Ibla quadrivalvis
  • Ibla sibogae
  • Ibla pygmaea
  • Ibla idiotica
  • Ibla cuvieriana
References

References

  1. "Ibla". The Encyclopedia of Life.
  2. Darwin, Charles; Burkhardt, Frederick; Smith, Sydney (1985). The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 4, 1847-1850. Cambridge University Press. pp. xviii. ISBN 978-0-521-25590-5.
  3. Cothran, Rickey; Thiel, Martin (2020-01-22). Reproductive Biology: The Natural History of the Crustacea, Volume 6. Oxford University Press. p. 221. ISBN 978-0-19-068856-1.
  4. WoRMS (2021). "Ibla". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 25 September 2021.