INVERTEBRATE FAUNA OF THE INTERTIDAL ZONE OF THE TOKARA ISLANDS -IX.CIRRIPEDIA-

Abstract

The collection of Cirripedia from the Tokara Islands includes three pelagic and nine littoral species, all of which have been recorded previously from the adjacent regions (HIRO, 1939; UTINOMI, 1949). The Tokara Islands, in particular Takarazima, are surrounded partly by a narrow raised coral reef, so the Cirripedian fauna in the intertidal zone is rather poor despite the subtropical situation of that islands, as represented only by small number of species in the present collection. The cirripeds represented here are mostly well-known species, so that they call for no special description and have been given with notes on distribution. Lastly, a general account on the geographical distribution of the intertidal barnacles in the Ryukyu Islands is given, together with a list of the species recorded from the neighbouring regions.