Balanus

See also: balanus

Translingual

Balanus (unknown species)

Etymology

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

Proper noun

Balanus m

1. 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 National Center for Biotechnology Information
• Balanus at Paleobiology Database