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Polyascus

Thecostraca - Polyascidae

Taxonomy
Polyascus was named by Glenner et al. (2003). It is extant.

It was assigned to Polyascidae by Chan et al. (2021).

Synonymy list
YearName and author
2003Polyascus Glenner et al.
2021Polyascus Chan et al. p. 826

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
EcdysozoaAguinaldo et al. 1997
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaGravenhorst 1843
RankNameAuthor
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassRhizocephala(Müller 1862)
familyPolyascidaeHøeg and Glenner 2019
genusPolyascusGlenner et al. 2003

If no rank is listed, the taxon is considered an unranked clade in modern classifications. Ranks may be repeated or presented in the wrong order because authors working on different parts of the classification may disagree about how to rank taxa.

G. Polyascus Glenner et al. 2003
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Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available
Measurements
No measurements are available
Locomotion: stationaryc
Attached: yesc
Epibiont: yesc
Life habit: epifaunalc
Diet: parasitesupero
Vision: limitedc
Created: 2019-05-29 15:12:54
Modified: 2019-05-29 15:12:54
Source: supero = superorder, c = class
References: Kiessling 2004, Gallo-REynoso and Figueroa-Carranza 1998
Collections
No collection or age range data are available