Description of a new species of Membranobalanus (Crustacea, Cirripedia) from southern Australia

A new species of sponge-inhabiting barnacle, Membranobalanus porphyrophilus sp. nov., is described herein. This species can be distinguished from all other congeners by a combination of characters, in particular by the shapes of the tergum and scutum and the armament of the cirri....

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Main Authors: Andrew M. Hosie, Jane Fromont, Kylie Munyard, Diana S. Jones
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Pensoft Publishers 2019-08-01
Series:ZooKeys
Online Access:https://zookeys.pensoft.net/article/35421/download/pdf/