Elminius kingii
Elminius kingii is a species of symmetrical sessile barnacle in the family Elminiidae.[1][2]
| Elminius kingii | |
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| Elminius kingii, Chile | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Family: | Elminiidae |
| Genus: | Elminius |
| Species: | E. kingii |
| Binomial name | |
| Elminius kingii Gray, 1831 | |
Description
E. kingii lives in the southeast pacific ocean and southwest Atlantic ocean near Chile and Argentina. They lie in the depth range of 0-10 meters often found on rocks, shell and wood intertidal areas. Length, size and weight has not been recorded. Eggs hatch into planktonic naupii and leave the mantel cavity. Then they undergo six nauplair instars succeed by non feeding cypris larva. Then they will metamorphism into adults.
References
- "Elminius kingii". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-09-01.
- "World Register of Marine Species, species Elminius kingii". Retrieved 2021-09-01.
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