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Polysaccus

Thecostraca - Polysaccidae

Taxonomy
Polysaccus was named by Høeg and Lützen (1993). It is extant.

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

Synonymy list
YearName and author
1993Polysaccus Høeg and Lützen
2021Polysaccus 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)
familyPolysaccidaeLützen and Takahashi 1996
genusPolysaccusHøeg and Lützen 1993

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. Polysaccus Høeg and Lützen 1993
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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