Balanus amphitrite or Amphibalanus amphitrite?: A note on barnacle nomenclature

Anthony S Clare; Jens Thorvald Høeg

doi:10.1080/08927010701830194

Balanus amphitrite or Amphibalanus amphitrite? A note on barnacle nomenclature

Anthony S Clare, Jens Thorvald Høeg

Marine Biology

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Abstract

In a recent revision of the Balanidae based on morphological systematics, the much studied fouling species Balanus amphitrite was renamed Amphibalanus amphitrite. Here, the case is made for retaining the former nomenclature. Taxonomists are urged to exercise caution before introducing new formal taxonomies, which should ideally be based on several independent lines of evidence.

Original language	English
Journal	Biofouling
Volume	24
Issue number	1
Pages (from-to)	55-57
Number of pages	3
ISSN	0892-7014
DOIs	https://doi.org/10.1080/08927010701830194
Publication status	Published - 2008

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Animals
Phylogeny
Thoracica

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Balanus amphitrite or Amphibalanus amphitrite? A note on barnacle nomenclature

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