Iblomorpha
Suborder of crustaceans
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Iblomorpha is a small order of barnacles in the class Thecostraca. There are only two families and about eight described species in Iblomorpha.[1][2] This group has barnacles which use calcium phosphate in their shell, and species that protect themselves against predators with poison.[3][4]
| Iblomorpha | |
|---|---|
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| Ibla quadrivalvis | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Infraclass: | Thoracica |
| Superorder: | Phosphatothoracica |
| Order: | Iblomorpha Buckeridge & Newman, 2006 |
Genera
These families, subfamilies, and genera belong to the order Iblomorpha:[1]
- Order Iblomorpha Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
- Family Iblidae Leach, 1825
- Subfamily Iblinae Leach, 1825
- Genus Ibla Leach, 1825
- Subfamily Neoiblinae Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
- Genus Neoibla Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
- Subfamily Iblinae Leach, 1825
- Family Idioiblidae Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
- Subfamily Chaetolepadinae Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
- Genus Chaetolepas Studer, 1889
- Genus Chitinolepas Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
- Subfamily Idioiblinae Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
- Genus Idioibla Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
- Subfamily Chaetolepadinae Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
- Family Iblidae Leach, 1825
