''Platylepas'' is a genus of
barnacles in the
family
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Platylepadidae of the subphylum
Crustacea.
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Species
Species within the genus ''Platylepas'' recognised by the World Register of Marine Species
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include:[
*'']Platylepas coriacea
''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 & ...
'' Monroe & Limpus, 1979
*''Platylepas decorata
''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
The World Register of Marine Species (WoRMS ...
'' Darwin, 1854
*''Platylepas hexastylos
''Platylepas hexastylos'' is a species of barnacle in the family Platylepadidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean where it lives as a symbiont of such large marine creatures as the dugong (''Dugong dugon''), the green sea turtle (''Chelo ...
'' (Fabricius, 1798)
*''Platylepas indicus
''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 & L ...
'' Daniel, 1958
*''Platylepas krugeri
''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 & L ...
'' (Krüger, 1912)
*'' Platylepas multidecorata'' Daniel, 1962
*'' Platylepas ophiophila'' Lanchester, 1902
*'' Platylepas wilsoni'' Ross, 1963
* † '' Platylepas mediterranea'' Collareta et al., 2019
References
Barnacles
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