Jump to content

Verrucidae

From Wikipedia, the free encyclopedia

Verrucidae
Verruca stroemia
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Verrucomorpha
Family: Verrucidae
Darwin, 1854

Verrucidae is a family of asymmetrical sessile barnacles in the order Verrucomorpha. There are about 14 genera and more than 90 described species in Verrucidae.[1][2]

Genera

[edit]

These genera belong to the family Verrucidae:

References

[edit]
  1. ^ "World Register of Marine Species, family Verrucidae". Retrieved 2021-08-26.
  2. ^ Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.