Lepas

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Lepas
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Scalpellomorpha
Family: Lepadidae
Genus: Lepas
Linnaeus, 1758
Species

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Lepas is a genus of goose barnacles in the family Lepadidae. [1]

Species

Species in the genus include: [2]

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References

  1. WoRMS (2011). "Lepadidae". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved November 18, 2011.
  2. WoRMS (2011). "Lepas Linnaeus, 1758". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species . Retrieved November 18, 2011.