Taxonomy

Animalia

Arthropoda

Maxillopoda Sessilia B. Balanidae

Acorn-barnacle Acorn-barnacle-like Sitting Jaw-footed Joint-footed Life-possessing-beings

Maxillopoda is a diverse class of crustaceans including barnacles, copepods and a number of related animals. It does not appear to be a monophyletic group, and no single character unites all the members.

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Sessilia is an order of barnacles, comprising the barnacles without stalks, or acorn barnacles. They form a monophyletic group and are probably derived from stalked barnacles. The order is divided into three suborders. The Brachylepadomorpha contain a single family, Neobrachylepadidae, while the Verrucomorpha contain two families, Verrucidae and Neoverrucidae. The remaining 12 families are in the suborder Balanomorpha.

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The Balanidae comprise a family of barnacles of the order Sessilia, containing these genera:

Balanidae. Retrieved May, 08 2021, from en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Balanidae.