''Platylepas'' is a genus of

barnacle A barnacle is a type of arthropod constituting the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in erosive ...

s in the

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Platylepadidae In the past, Platylepadidae has been considered a family of barnacles of the order Sessilia. Research published in 2021 by Chan et al. resulted in the genera of Platylepadidae being merged with that of Balanidae, except Stephanolepas which was move ...

of the subphylum

Crustacea Crustaceans (Crustacea, ) form a large, diverse arthropod taxon which includes such animals as decapods, seed shrimp, branchiopods, fish lice, krill, remipedes, isopods, barnacles, copepods, amphipods and mantis shrimp. The crustacean gro ...

Species

Species within the genus ''Platylepas'' recognised by the

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include: *''

Platylepas coriacea ''Platylepas'' is a genus of barnacles in the family Platylepadidae of the subphylum Crustacea. Species Species within the genus ''Platylepas'' recognised by the World Register of Marine Species include: *'' Platylepas coriacea'' Monroe & Lim ...

'' Monroe & Limpus, 1979 *''

Platylepas decorata ''Platylepas'' is a genus of barnacles in the family Platylepadidae of the subphylum Crustacea. Species Species within the genus ''Platylepas'' recognised by the World Register of Marine Species include: *''Platylepas coriacea'' Monroe & Limp ...

'' Darwin, 1854 *''

Platylepas hexastylos ''Platylepas hexastylos'' is a species of barnacle in the family Platylepadidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean where it lives as a symbiont of such large marine creatures as the dugong (''Dugong dugon''), the green sea turtle (''Chelonia ...

'' (Fabricius, 1798) *''

Platylepas indicus ''Platylepas'' is a genus of barnacles in the family Platylepadidae of the subphylum Crustacea. Species Species within the genus ''Platylepas'' recognised by the World Register of Marine Species include: *'' Platylepas coriacea'' Monroe & L ...

'' Daniel, 1958 *''

Platylepas krugeri ''Platylepas'' is a genus of barnacles in the family Platylepadidae of the subphylum Crustacea. Species Species within the genus ''Platylepas'' recognised by the World Register of Marine Species include: *'' Platylepas coriacea'' Monroe & Lim ...

'' (Krüger, 1912) *'' Platylepas multidecorata'' Daniel, 1962 *''

Platylepas ophiophila ''Platylepas ophiophila'', commonly known as the sea snake barnacle, is a species of barnacle in the family Platylepadidae. It is native to the Indo-Pacific Ocean where it lives as a symbiont of a sea snake. Ecology ''Platylepas ophiophila'' ...

'' Lanchester, 1902 *''

Platylepas wilsoni ''Platylepas'' is a genus of barnacles in the family Platylepadidae of the subphylum Crustacea. Species Species within the genus ''Platylepas'' recognised by the World Register of Marine Species include: *''Platylepas coriacea'' Monroe & Li ...

'' Ross, 1963 * † ''

Platylepas mediterranea ''Platylepas'' is a genus of barnacles in the family Platylepadidae of the subphylum Crustacea. Species Species within the genus ''Platylepas'' recognised by the World Register of Marine Species include: *''Platylepas coriacea'' Monroe & Limp ...

'' Collareta et al., 2019

References

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