Armatobalanus nefrens

Armatobalanus nefrens
Scientific classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Subphylum: Crustacea
Class: Maxillopoda
Infraclass: Cirripedia
Order: Sessilia
Family: Archaeobalanidae
Genus: Armatobalanus
Species: A. nefrens
Binomial name
Armatobalanus nefrens
(Zullo, 1963) [1]
Synonyms

Balanus nefrens

Armatobalanus nefrens is a species of barnacle in the family Archaeobalanidae. It is endemic to the United States,[2] where it is found as far north as Monterey Bay.[3] It lives embedded in the corals Stylaster californicus and Errinopora pourtalesii.[3] It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[2]

References

  1. "Armatobalanus nefrens (Zullo, 1963)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  2. 1 2 World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Armatobalanus nefrens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. Version 2.3 (2.3). International Union for Conservation of Nature. Retrieved August 9, 2007.
  3. 1 2 William A. Newman (2007). "Cirripedia". In Sol Felty Light; James T. Carlton. The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from Central California to Oregon (4th ed.). University of California Press. pp. 475–484. ISBN 978-0-520-23939-5.


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