Iblomorpha Explained

Iblomorpha is a small order of barnacles in the class Thecostraca. There are only two families and about eight described species in Iblomorpha. In this group we find barnacles that use calcium phosphate in their shell, and species that protect themselves against predators with poison.^{[1] [2]}

Genera

These families, subfamilies, and genera belong to the order Iblomorpha:

• Order Iblomorpha Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
  • Family Iblidae Leach, 1825
    • Subfamily Iblinae Leach, 1825
      • Genus Ibla Leach, 1825
    • Subfamily Neoiblinae Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
      • Genus Neoibla Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
  • Family Idioiblidae Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
    • Subfamily Chaetolepadinae Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
      • Genus Chaetolepas Studer, 1889
      • Genus Chitinolepas Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
    • Subfamily Idioiblinae Buckeridge & Newman, 2006
      • Genus Idioibla Buckeridge & Newman, 2006

Further reading

• Book: An Updated Classification of the Recent Crustacea. 2001. Martin. Joel W.. Davis. George E.. Natural History Museum of Los Angeles. Science Series. 39. 978-1-891276-27-9. 2021-08-28. 2009-12-29. https://web.archive.org/web/20091229075346/http://web.vims.edu/tcs/LACM-39-01-final.pdf. dead.

Notes and References

1. 3367826 . 2012 . Reid . D. G. . Mason . M. J. . Chan . B. K. . Duer . M. J. . Characterization of the phosphatic mineral of the barnacle Ibla cumingi at atomic level by solid-state nuclear magnetic resonance: Comparison with other phosphatic biominerals . Journal of the Royal Society, Interface . 9 . 72 . 1510–1516 . 10.1098/rsif.2011.0895 . 22298816 .
2. News: 22 December 2009 . Barnacles become toxic to survive . Earth News.