Verrucidae
| Verrucidae | |
|---|---|
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| Verruca stroemia | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Verrucomorpha |
| Family: | Verrucidae Darwin, 1854 |
Verrucidae is a family of asymmetrical sessile barnacles in the order Verrucomorpha. There are about 14 genera and more than 90 described species in Verrucidae.[1][2]
Genera
[edit]These genera belong to the family Verrucidae:
- Altiverruca Pilsbry, 1916
- Brochiverruca Zevina, 1993
- Cameraverruca Pilsbry, 1916
- Costatoverruca Young, 1998
- Cristallinaverruca Young, 2002
- Gibbosaverruca Young, 2002
- Globuloverruca Young, 2004
- Metaverruca Pilsbry, 1916
- Newmaniverruca Young, 1998
- Rostratoverruca Broch, 1922
- Spongoverruca Zevina, 1987
- Verruca Schumacher, 1817
- † Priscoverruca Gale, 2014
- † Youngiverruca Gale, 2014
References
[edit]- ^ "World Register of Marine Species, family Verrucidae". Retrieved 2021-08-26.
- ^ Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.