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Armatobalanus nefrens

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Armatobalanus nefrens
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Family: Balanidae
Genus: Armatobalanus
Species:
A. nefrens
Binomial name
Armatobalanus nefrens
(Zullo, 1963) [2]
Synonyms

Balanus nefrens

Armatobalanus nefrens is a species of barnacle in the family Archaeobalanidae. It is endemic to the United States,[1] where it is found as far north as Monterey Bay.[3] It lives embedded in the corals Stylaster californicus and Errinopora pourtalesii.[3] It is listed as Data Deficient on the IUCN Red List.[1]

References

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  1. ^ a b c World Conservation Monitoring Centre (1996). "Armatobalanus nefrens". IUCN Red List of Threatened Species. 1996: e.T2115A9251979. doi:10.2305/IUCN.UK.1996.RLTS.T2115A9251979.en. Retrieved 17 November 2021.
  2. ^ "Armatobalanus nefrens (Zullo, 1963)". Integrated Taxonomic Information System. Retrieved June 7, 2011.
  3. ^ a b William A. Newman (2007). "Cirripedia". In Sol Felty Light; James T. Carlton (eds.). The Light and Smith Manual: Intertidal Invertebrates from Central California to Oregon (4th ed.). University of California Press. pp. 475–484. ISBN 978-0-520-23939-5.