Balanus

See also: balanus

Translingual

Balanus (unknown species)

Etymology

From Latin balanus (“acorn”), from Ancient Greek βάλανος (bálanos).

Proper noun

Balanus m

A taxonomic genus within the family Balanidae – certain barnacles.

Hypernyms

(genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea - subphylum; Maxillopoda - class; Thecostraca - subclass; Cirripedia - infraclass; Thoracica - superorder; Sessilia - order; Balanomorpha - suborder; Balanoidea - superfamily; Balanidae - family; Balaninae - subfamily

Hyponyms

(genus): Balanus balanus - type species; for other species see Balanus at World Register of Marine Species .

References

Balanus on Wikipedia.Wikipedia
Balanus on Wikispecies.Wikispecies
Balanus on Wikimedia Commons.Wikimedia Commons
Balanus at World Register of Marine Species
Balanus at Integrated Taxonomic Information System.
Balanus at Encyclopedia of Life
Balanus at National Center for Biotechnology Information
Balanus at Paleobiology Database

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