Balanus
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Balanus (unknown species)
See also: balanus
Translingual
Etymology
From Latin balanus (“acorn”), from Ancient Greek βάλανος (bálanos).
Proper noun
Balanus m
- A taxonomic genus within the family Balanidae – certain acorn barnacles.
Hypernyms
- (genus): Eukaryota – superkingdom; Animalia – kingdom; Bilateria – subkingdom; Protostomia – infrakingdom; Ecdysozoa – superphylum; Arthropoda – phylum; Crustacea – subphylum; Multicrustacea – superclass; Thecostraca – class; Cirripedia – subclass; Thoracica – infraclass; Thoracicalcarea – superorder; 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
