Chthamalus dentatus

Chthamalus dentatus
Chthamalus dentatus, South Africa
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Balanomorpha
Family: Chthamalidae
Genus: Chthamalus
Species:
C. dentatus
Binomial name
Chthamalus dentatus
Krauss, 1848

Chthamalus dentatus, the tooth barnacle, is a species of star barnacle in the family Chthamalidae.[1][2] Across the entire distribution of C. dentatus, from northwestern Africa around to Madagascar, there are likely at least 3 genomically distinct species [3]

References

  1. ^ "Chthamalus dentatus". GBIF. Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  2. ^ "World Register of Marine Species, species Chthamalus dentatus". Retrieved 2021-08-31.
  3. ^ "Small, flat, and gray: Cryptic diversity in chthamalid barnacles in the global context of marine coastal biogeography (Cirripedia: Balanomorpha: Chthamalidae)". Retrieved 2025-03-20.


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