Balanidae Leach, 1806 
AphiaID: 106057

Classification: Biota > Animalia > Arthropoda > Crustacea > Maxillopoda > Thecostraca > Cirripedia > Thoracica > Sessilia > Balanomorpha > Balanoidea

Status		accepted
Record status		Checked by Taxonomic Editor
Rank		Family
Parent		Balanoidea
Sources		basis of record: Southward, A.J. (2001). Cirripedia - non-parasitic Thoracica, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 280-283 (look up in IMIS) [details] additional source: Hayward, P.J.; Ryland, J.S. (Ed.) (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. ISBN 0-19-857356-1. 627 pp. (look up in IMIS) [details]
Vernacular Names		Language    Name   Dutch zeepokken  [details]
All child taxa [hide all]		Genus Amphibalanus Pitombo, 2004    » Species Amphibalanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854) » Species Amphibalanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854) » Species Amphibalanus reticulatus (Utinomi, 1967) » Species Amphibalanus variegatus (Darwin, 1854) Subfamily Balaninae    » Genus Balanus Costa, 1778    » Species Balanus crenatus Bruguière, 1789 » Species Balanus trigonus Darwin, 1854 » Species Balanus amphitrite Darwin, 1854 accepted as Amphibalanus amphitrite (Darwin, 1854) » Species Balanus improvisus Darwin, 1854 accepted as Amphibalanus improvisus (Darwin, 1854) » Species Balanus perforatus Bruguière, 1789 accepted as Perforatus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789) Subfamily Concavinae    » Genus Perforatus Pitombo, 2004    » Species Perforatus perforatus (Bruguière, 1789) Subfamily Megabalaninae    » Genus Megabalanus Hoek, 1913    » Species Megabalanus coccopoma (Darwin, 1854) » Species Megabalanus tintinnabulum (Linnaeus, 1758)
Environment		marine
Feedingtype		suspension feeder [details]
Links		To GenBank To ITIS
Image		Picture of Balanidae added on 2004-06-17 - author: Van Bogaert, B. qualitystatus: not checked
LSID		urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:106057
Taxonomic Edit history		Date    action    by 2004-12-21 15:54:05Z   created   Southward, Alan 2005-03-30 08:09:10Z   changed   Cuvelier, Daphne 2010-10-22 06:14:53Z   checked   Chan, Benny K.K.
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		Citation: Chan, Benny K.K. (2013). Balanidae. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010) The Belgian Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=106057 on 2013-05-23
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