Pollicipes caboverdensis
| Pollicipes caboverdensis | |
|---|---|
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Order: | Scalpelliformes |
| Family: | Pollicipedidae |
| Genus: | Pollicipes |
| Species: | P. caboverdensis |
| Binomial name | |
| Pollicipes caboverdensis Fernandes, Cruz & Van Syoc, 2010 | |
Pollicipes caboverdensis is a species of goose barnacle that is found in the shores of most of the island of Santiago in Cape Verde.[1] The species was first described by Joana N. Fernandes, Teresa Cruz and Robert van Syoc in 2010.[2]
The species of goose barnacles was first found at south Ponta Preta near its lighthouse just northwest of Tarrafal in a rocky intertidal habitat.[2]
References
- ↑ "Pollicipes caboverdensis". Marine Species.
- 1 2 Fernandes, J.N., Cruz, T. & Van Syoc, R. 2010. Pollicipes caboverdensis sp. nov. (Crustacea: Cirripedia: Scalpelliformes), an intertidal barnacle from the Cape Verde Islands. Zootaxa 2557: 29–38.
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