CAAB - Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota - Taxon report

Codes for Australian Aquatic Biota (CAAB) Taxon Report

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CAAB Code:	27 554000 show as JSON
Scientific Name and Authority:	Bathylasmatidae
Rank:	Family

CAAB category: 27 - Crustacea - non-Malacostraca Copepods, ostracods, barnacles, and minor crustacean groups Family: 27 554 Bathylasmatidae (barnacles) - show full list Common Name: barnacles Organism Type: a barnacle Taxon lists: Current Australian list: Commercial species list: Standard Fish Names List: Habitat: Marine unspecified Child Codes: 27 554901     Bathylasma spp. 27 554902     Hexelasma spp. 27 554903     Mesolasma spp. 27 554904     Tetrachaelasma spp.

Taxon Notes:

This family was previously included in the Pachylasmatidae, but recent genetic work has shown they are not closely related. This code is provided for use when identification of a specimen to this level is sufficient, or when no further detail is available.

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Scientific Name verified against:

Chan, B.K.K., Corbari, L., Rodriguez Moreno, P.A., Tsang, L.M., 2017. Molecular phylogeny of the lower acorn barnacle families (Bathylasmatidae, Chionelasmatidae, Pachylasmatidae and Waikalasmatidae) (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha) with evidence for revisions in family classification., Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society, Vol. 180: 542-555.