Pollicipes
Pollicipes is a genus of goose barnacles, first described by William Elford Leach in 1817. It comprises four species of marine suspension-feeders.[1][2]
| Pollicipes | |
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| Pollicipes pollicipes | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Pollicipedomorpha |
| Family: | Pollicipedidae |
| Genus: | Pollicipes Leach, 1817 |
Species
These species belong to the genus Pollicipes:[1]
- Pollicipes caboverdensis Fernandes, Cruz & Van Syoc, 2010
- Pollicipes elegans (Lesson, 1831) (Pacific goose barnacle)
- Pollicipes pollicipes (Gmelin, 1791 [in Gmelin, 1788-1792]) (goose barnacle)
- Pollicipes polymerus Sowerby, 1833 (gooseneck barnacle)
References
- "World Register of Marine Species, genus Pollicipes". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- 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.
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