Anelasma

Anelasma
Two Anelasma attached to the lanternshark Etmopterus compagnoi
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Order: Pollicipedomorpha
Family: Pollicipedidae
Genus: Anelasma
Darwin, 1851
Species:
A. squalicola
Binomial name
Anelasma squalicola
Darwin, 1851
Synonyms

Alepas squalicola Lovén, 1844

Anelasma is a monotypic genus of goose barnacles that live as parasites on various shark hosts.