Elminiidae

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Elminiidae
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Superfamily: Elminioidea
Family: Elminiidae
Foster, 1982

Elminiidae is a family of symmetrical sessile barnacles in the order Balanomorpha. There are about 5 genera and 12 described species in Elminiidae. [1] [2]

Genera

These genera belong to the family Elminiidae:

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References

  1. "World Register of Marine Species, family Elminiidae" . Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  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 .