In the past, Lernaeodiscidae has been considered a
family of
barnacle
A barnacle is a type of arthropod constituting the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in eros ...
s. Research published in 2021 by Chan et al. resulted in the genera of Lernaeodiscidae being merged with that of
Peltogastridae
The Peltogastridae are a family (biology), family of barnacles belonging to the bizarre parasitism, parasitic and highly synapomorphy, apomorphic infraclass Rhizocephala. The Peltogastridae are by far the largest family of Rhizocephala. They comp ...
, which now contains the members of both families. As an exception, the species ''Triangulus galatheae'' was moved to the genus ''Paratriangulus'' in the family Triangulidae.
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See also
Peltogastridae
The Peltogastridae are a family (biology), family of barnacles belonging to the bizarre parasitism, parasitic and highly synapomorphy, apomorphic infraclass Rhizocephala. The Peltogastridae are by far the largest family of Rhizocephala. They comp ...
References
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Barnacles
Obsolete arthropod taxa