Tetraclitidae is a family of sessile barnacles in the order Balanomorpha. There are about 10 genera and more than 50 described species in Tetraclitidae.[1][2]

Tetraclitidae
Pink barnacle, Tetraclita squamosa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Superfamily: Coronuloidea
Family: Tetraclitidae
Gruvel 1903

Genera edit

These 10 genera belong to the family Tetraclitidae:

References edit

  1. ^ "World Register of Marine Species, family Tetraclitidae". Retrieved 2021-08-25.
  2. ^ "Tetraclitidae". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-08-25.