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Rhizocephala

Thecostraca

Taxonomy
Rhizocephala was named by Müller (1862). It is extant.

It was reranked as the infraclass Rhizocephala by Hegna et al. (2020) and Chan et al. (2021).

It was assigned to Cirripedia by Newman et al. (1969); to Cirripedia by Martin and Davis (2001); and to Cirripedia by Hegna et al. (2020) and Chan et al. (2021).

Synonyms
Synonymy list
YearName and author
1862Rhizocephala Müller
1884Kentrogonida Delage
1911Akentrogonida Hafele
1969Akentrogonida Newman et al. p. 272
1969Kentrogonida Newman et al. p. 272
1969Rhizocephala Newman et al. p. 272
2001Akentrogonida Martin and Davis p. 59
2001Kentrogonida Martin and Davis p. 59
2001Rhizocephala Martin and Davis p. 59
2020Rhizocephala Hegna et al. p. 37
2021Rhizocephala Chan et al.

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RankNameAuthor
kingdomAnimalia()
Bilateria
EubilateriaAx 1987
Protostomia
Ecdysozoa
Panarthropoda
phylumArthropodaLatreille 1829
Deuteropoda
RankNameAuthor
Mandibulata
PancrustaceaZrzavý and Štys 1997
subphylumCrustaceaBrünnich 1772
classThecostraca(Gruvel 1905)
subclassCirripedia(Rafinesque 1816)
infraclassRhizocephala(Müller 1862)
infraclassRhizocephala(Müller 1862)

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.

Infracl. Rhizocephala Müller 1862
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Fm. Chthamalophilidae Bocquet-Vedrine 1961
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G. Chthamalophilus Bocquet-Vedrine 1957
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Chthamalophilus delagei Bocquet-Vedrine 1957
Fm. Clistosaccidae Lilljeborg 1861
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G. Clistosaccus Lilljeborg 1861
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Clistosaccus paguri Lilljeborg 1861
G. Sylon Kroeyer 1855
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Sylon hippolytes Sars 1870
Fm. Duplorbidae Høeg and Rybakov 1992
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G. Duplorbis Smith 1906
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Fm. Mycetomorphidae Høeg and Rybakov 1992
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G. Mycetomorpha Potts 1912
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Fm. Peltogastridae Lilleborg 1861
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G. Lernaeodiscus Mueller 1862
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G. Peltogaster Rathke 1843
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Peltogaster paguri Lilljeborg 1862
Fm. Sacculinidae Lilleborg 1861
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G. Sacculina Thompson 1836
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Sacculina carcini Boschma 1955
Fm. Thompsoniidae Høeg and Rybakov 1992
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G. Thompsonia Kossmann 1873
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Thompsonia globosa Kossmann 1873
Invalid names: Akentrogonida Hafele 1911 [invalid subgroup], Kentrogonida Delage 1884 [invalid subgroup]
Diagnosis
No diagnoses are available