List of taxa described by Charles Darwin

A plate from Charles Darwin's Monograph on the Cirripedia, 1854, engraved by George Brettingham Sowerby, Jr.
The bay barnacle, Balanus improvisus, described by Charles Darwin, on a shell of the sand gaper clam Mya arenaria

This is a list of taxa described by Charles Darwin.[1] Many of them are barnacles from his study of that group.[2][3][4]

  • Balanus improvisus, bay barnacle
  • Colorhamphus parvirostris, Patagonian tyrant
  • Acasta cyathus, sponge barnacle
  • Balanus nubilus, giant barnacle
  • Balanus glandula, acorn barnacle
  • Amphibalanus amphitrite, striped barnacle
  • Elminius modestus, New Zealand barnacle
  • Notomegabalanus decorus
  • Megabalanus occator
  • Lepas australis
  • Tetraclita rubescens
  • Coronula reginae
  • Anelasma squalicola
  • Heteralepas cornuta
  • Tetraclita serrata
  • Nobia conjugatum
  • Rostratoverruca nexa
  • Fistulobalanus pallidus
  • Wanella milleporae
  • Balanus trigonus
  • Nesochthamalus intertextus
  • Temnaspis fissum
  • Balanus vestitus
  • Balanus decorus
  • Balanus (genus), barnacles
  • Megabalanus stultus
  • Octolasmis lowei
  • Acasta fenestrata
  • Balanus venustus
  • Membranobalanus declivis
  • Chthamalus fragilis
  • Poecilasma kaempferi
  • Megabalanus coccopoma, titan acorn barnacle
  • Megabalanus decorus
  • Megabalanus crispatus
  • Acasta purpurata
  • Euraphia intertexta
  • Amphibalanus cirratus
  • Euacasta sporillus
  • Megabalanus vinaceus
  • Megabalanus vesiculosus
  • Epopella eosimplex
  • Balanus poecilus
  • Armatobalanus allium
  • Centrostomum incisum (Platyhelminth)
  • Savignium dentatum
  • Coronula barbara
  • Leptoplana notabilis
  • Leptoplana formosa
  • Pachylasma auranticacum

References

  1. ^ "Species described by Charles Darwin". EOL. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  2. ^ "Darwin's Study of the Cirripedia". Darwin Online. Retrieved 20 July 2015.
  3. ^ Darwin, C. R. 1851 [=1852]. Living Cirripedia, A monograph on the sub-class Cirripedia, with figures of all the species. The Lepadidæ; or, pedunculated cirripedes. London: The Ray Society. Volume 1.
  4. ^ Darwin, C. R. 1854. Living Cirripedia, The Balanidæ, (or sessile cirripedes); the Verrucidæ. London: The Ray Society. Volume 2.
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