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Thompsoniidae

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Thompsoniidae
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Superclass: Multicrustacea
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Infraclass: Rhizocephala
Family: Thompsoniidae
Høeg & Rybakov, 1992
Synonyms

Thompsomiidae (lapsus)

The Thompsoniidae are a family of parasitic barnacles belonging to the highly apomorphic superorder Rhizocephala, and therein to the more diverse of the two orders, the Akentrogonida.

Thompsoniidae is one of the smaller families of Rhizocephala, as is typical for the Akentrogonida. They only contain four genera, of which two are not universally accepted:[1]

References

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  1. ^ Geoff Boxshall (2010). M. Schotte; C. B. Boyko; N. L. Bruce; G. C. N. Poore; S. Taiti; G. D. F. Wilson (eds.). "Thompsoniidae". World Marine, Freshwater and Terrestrial Isopod Crustaceans database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 26, 2010.
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