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Chelonibia Testudinaria Bottom
''Chelonibia'' is a genus of acorn barnacles in the family Chelonibiidae of the subphylum Crustacea. Its members are epizootic and live attached to manatees, turtles, marine molluscs, crabs and horseshoe crabs in all tropical and subtropical oceans. In a few instances, they have been found on sea snakes, alligators and inanimate substrates, but they are not found in the typical habitats of barnacles – on rocks, docks or boats. Phylogeny They appear to be the sister group to the Balanidae. Fossils The fossil record of Chelonibia ranges back to the Miocene. Species The genus contains four extant species: *''Chelonibia caretta'' (Spengler, 1790) *''Chelonibia manati'' Gruvel, 1903 *''Chelonibia patula'' (Ranzani, 1818) *''Chelonibia testudinaria'' ( Linnaeus, 1758) Recent molecular genetic work suggests that three of the species, ''Chelonibia manati'', ''C. patula'' and ''C. testudinaria'', are all the same species. Depending on the host species, they develop plastic ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Chelonibia Patula
''Chelonibia'' is a genus of acorn barnacles in the family Chelonibiidae of the subphylum Crustacea. Its members are epizootic and live attached to manatees, turtles, marine molluscs, crabs and horseshoe crabs in all tropical and subtropical oceans. In a few instances, they have been found on sea snakes, alligators and inanimate substrates, but they are not found in the typical habitats of barnacles – on rocks, docks or boats. Phylogeny They appear to be the sister group to the Balanidae. Fossils The fossil record of Chelonibia ranges back to the Miocene. Species The genus contains four extant species: *'' Chelonibia caretta'' (Spengler, 1790) *'' Chelonibia manati'' Gruvel, 1903 *'' Chelonibia patula'' (Ranzani, 1818) *''Chelonibia testudinaria'' ( Linnaeus, 1758 Events January–March * January 1 – Swedish biologist Carl Linnaeus (Carl von Linné) publishes in Stockholm the first volume (''Animalia'') of the 10th edition of Systema Naturae, 10 ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |