Capitulum mitella

Description. Capitulum fan-shaped, with eight large plates, basal ring of 18 - 25 smaller plates, all plates yellowish, umbos apical; peduncle covered by numerous yellowish, fine scales (Fig. 6 a, b); mandible with five teeth (Fig. 6 j); labrum concave, teeth lacking (Fig. 6 l). Capitular diameter base ranges 4.5 - 20.4 mm; total height 10.7 - 47.1 mm; capitular height 7.0 - 24.6 mm. Ranges of distance from rostrum to carina 5.8 - 27.3 mm and rostral height 5.5 - 24.2 mm (measurements for 25 are presented in Suppl. material 1: Table S 5).

Sumber: An annotated checklist and integrative biodiversity discovery of barnacles (Crustacea, Cirripedia) from the Moluccas, East Indonesia

Distribution. Darwin (1852) reported Capitulum mitella from the Philippine Archipelago, Ambon, East Indian Archipelago and Madagascar. Chan et al. (2009) and Jones and Hosie (2016) reported the species as widely distributed in warmer parts of the Indo-Pacific region, from Madagascar to southern Japan. In this study, C. mitella was found on the islands of Ambon (at Ureng, Alang, Dermaga Liang, Asilulu, Doc. Tawiri, Morella, Wakasihu, Laha, and Tulehu) and Saparua (at Benteng Duurstede and Teluk Saparua). Capitulum mitella attach on rocks, stone, wall of fortress, port pole and concrete wall (a map with the occurrence of Capitulum mitella in the Moluccas is shown in Suppl. material 1: Fig. S 4).

Sumber: An annotated checklist and integrative biodiversity discovery of barnacles (Crustacea, Cirripedia) from the Moluccas, East Indonesia