''Platylepas'' is a genus 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 in the
family Platylepadidae
In the past, Platylepadidae 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 ma ...
of the subphylum
Crustacea
Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean gro ...
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Species
Species within the genus ''Platylepas'' recognised by the World Register of Marine Species include:[
*'' Platylepas coriacea'' Monroe & Limpus, 1979
*'' Platylepas decorata'' Darwin, 1854
*'' Platylepas hexastylos'' (Fabricius, 1798)
*'' Platylepas indicus'' Daniel, 1958
*'' Platylepas krugeri'' (Krüger, 1912)
*'' Platylepas multidecorata'' Daniel, 1962
*'']Platylepas ophiophila
''Platylepas ophiophila'', commonly known as the sea snake barnacle, is a species of barnacle in the family Platylepadidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean where it lives as a symbiont of a sea snake.
Ecology
''Platylepas ophiophila'' i ...
'' Lanchester, 1902
*''Platylepas wilsoni
''Platylepas'' is a genus of barnacles in the family Platylepadidae of the subphylum Crustacea.
Species
Species within the genus ''Platylepas'' recognised by the World Register of Marine Species include:
*''Platylepas coriacea'' Monroe & Li ...
'' Ross, 1963
* † ''Platylepas mediterranea
''Platylepas'' is a genus of barnacles in the family Platylepadidae of the subphylum Crustacea.
Species
Species within the genus ''Platylepas'' recognised by the World Register of Marine Species include:
*''Platylepas coriacea'' Monroe & Limp ...
'' Collareta et al., 2019
References
Barnacles
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