Lepadidae

Lepadidae
Lepas anserifera
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Infraclass: Cirripedia
Order: Pedunculata
Family: Lepadidae
Darwin, 1852
Genera

Lepadidae is a family of goose barnacles, erected by Charles Darwin in 1852.[1] It contains the three genera Lepas, Conchoderma and Dosima.[2]

References

  1. "Lepadidae Darwin, 1852". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved October 15, 2010.
  2. WoRMS (2011). "Lepadidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved June 12, 2011.
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