Polyascidae is a family of parasitic barnacles in the class
Thecostraca
Thecostraca is a class of marine invertebrates containing over 2,200 described species. Many species have planktonic larvae which become sessile or parasitic as adults.
The most prevalent subgroup are the barnacles (subclass Cirripedia), const ...
. There are at least two genera and about eight described species in Polyascidae.
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Genera
These genera belong to the family Polyascidae:
* '' Parasacculina'' Høeg & Glenner, 2019
* '' Polyascus'' Glenner, Lützen & Takahashi, 2003
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Further reading
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Barnacles
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