Ibla (crustacean) explained

Ibla is a genus of barnacle. In 1848, Charles Darwin studied the genus and found species with hermaphrodites and tiny males.^[1] In this genus the number androdioecious species is uncertain because some authors use the words female and hermaphrodite interchangeably.^[2]

Species

Species in this genus include:^[3]

• Ibla cumingi
• Ibla quadrivalvis
• Ibla atlantica
• Ibla sibogae
• Ibla pygmaea
• Ibla idiotica
• Ibla cuvieriana

References

• Leach, M.D. (1825). XXIII. A tabular view of the Genera composing the Class Cirripedes, with Descriptions of the Species of Otion, Cineras, and Clyptra. The Zoological journal. 2: 208-215. page(s): 209 cited in WoRMS http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205861
• WoRMS (2021). Ibla Leach, 1825. Accessed at: http://marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=205861

Notes and References

1. Book: Darwin. Charles. The Correspondence of Charles Darwin: Volume 4, 1847-1850. Burkhardt. Frederick. Smith. Sydney. 1985. Cambridge University Press. 978-0-521-25590-5. xviii. en.
2. Book: Cothran. Rickey. Reproductive Biology: The Natural History of the Crustacea, Volume 6. Thiel. Martin. 2020-01-22. Oxford University Press. 978-0-19-068856-1. 221. en.
3. WoRMS . 2021 . Ibla . 205861 . 25 September 2021.