Clistosaccidae
| Clistosaccidae | |
|---|---|
 
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| Drawing of Clistosaccus paguri | |
| Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia | 
| Phylum: | Arthropoda | 
| Class: | Thecostraca | 
| Subclass: | Cirripedia | 
| Infraclass: | Rhizocephala | 
| Family: | Boschma, 1928[1]  | 
| Synonyms | |
| 
 Sylonidae Boschma, 1928[1]  | |
Clistosaccidae is a family of parasitic barnacles belonging to the highly apomorphic infraclass Rhizocephala, which is part of the barnacle subclass Cirripedia.[2][3]
The family contains two genera:[1]
- Clistosaccus Lilljeborg, 1861
 - Sylon M. Sars, 1870
 
References
- ^ a b c Boyko, Christopher B. (2015). "Clistosaccidae Boschma, 1928". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
 - ^ Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.
 - ^ "World Register of Marine Species, genus Elminius". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
 
