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Peltogastridae
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Peltogastridae

The Peltogastridae are a family of barnacles belonging to the bizarre parasitic and highly apomorphic superorder Rhizocephala, and therein to the less diverse of the two orders, the Kentrogonida. The Peltogastridae are by far the largest family of Rhizocephala. They comprise 14 genera:

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5 branches of this family, most-observed first

Peltogaster

genusPeltogaster

Briarosaccus

genusBriarosaccus

Lernaeodiscus

genusLernaeodiscus

Septosaccus

genusSeptosaccus

Pterogaster

genusPterogaster

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