Paralepas minuta
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| Several P. minuta attached to the spine of a sea urchin | |
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| Species: | P. minuta
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| Paralepas minuta Philippi, 1836
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Paralepas minuta is a species of goose barnacle in the family Heteralepadidae.[1]
Description
P. minuta is a small stalked barnacle, its body reaching lengths of no more than 5 mm and widths of about 3.8 mm. The body is roughly globular and does not bear valves; it is slightly wrinkled and yellow in colour. The stalk (peduncle) is very short (about 1 mm) and heavily contracted. The base is usually divided into two finger-like projections that grip its anchoring substrate. It has repeatedly been found attached to the spines of deep-water sea urchins.[2]
Distribution
The species has a wide distribution and occurs in the Mediterranean and off West and South Africa, Japan, the Philippines, and Australia, at depths of 110–414 m.[2]
References
- ^ Southward, A. (2004). "Paralepas minuta (Philippi, 1836)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 6 May 2017.
- ^ a b Biccard, Aiden; Griffiths, Charles L. (2016). "Additions to the barnacle (Crustacea: Cirripedia) fauna of South Africa". African Zoology. 51 (2): 99–116.