Clistosaccidae
Family of barnacles
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Clistosaccidae is a family of parasitic barnacles belonging to the highly apomorphic infraclass Rhizocephala, which is part of the barnacle subclass Cirripedia.[2][3]
| Clistosaccidae | |
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| Drawing of Clistosaccus paguri | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Infraclass: | Rhizocephala |
| Family: | Clistosaccidae Boschma, 1928[1] |
| Synonyms | |
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Sylonidae Boschma, 1928[1] | |
The family contains two genera:[1]
- Clistosaccus Lilljeborg, 1861
- Sylon M. Sars, 1870
