| Hypermastus mareticola | |
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| Hypermastus mareticola on the aboral surface of Maretia planulata | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Mollusca |
| Class: | Gastropoda |
| Subclass: | Caenogastropoda |
| Order: | Littorinimorpha |
| Family: | Eulimidae |
| Genus: | Hypermastus |
| Species: | H. mareticola |
| Binomial name | |
| Hypermastus mareticola Warén & Norris, 1994 | |
Hypermastus mareticola is a species of sea snail, a marine gastropod mollusk in the family Eulimidae.[1]
Discovered by Daniel Ray Norris (1992) in Apra Harbor, Guam. H. mareticola was found as a parasite of the irregular sea urchin Maretia planulata.
Daniel Ray Norris with lobster at UOG Marine Laboratory
References
- ↑ Warén & Norris, 1994. Warén A., Norris D.R. & Templado J. (1994) Descriptions of four new eulilmid gastropods parasitic on irregular sea urchins. The Veliger 37(2):141-154. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at http://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=536282 on 2013-03-13.
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