Peltogastridae

The Peltogastridae are a family of barnacles belonging to the bizarre parasitic and highly apomorphic infraclass Rhizocephala. The Peltogastridae are by far the largest family of Rhizocephala. They comprise 14 genera, 3 of which (Lernaeodiscus, Septodiscus, and Triangulus) were moved from the family Lernaeodiscidae.

Genera
These genera belong to the family Peltogastridae:


 * Briarosaccus Boschma, 1930
 * Dipterosaccus Van Kampen & Boschma, 1925
 * Galatheascus Boschma, 1929
 * Lernaeodiscus Müller, 1862
 * Ommatogaster Yoshida & Osawa, 2011
 * Paratriangulus Høeg & Glenner, 2019
 * Peltogaster Rathke, 1842
 * Pterogaster Van Baal, 1937
 * Septodiscus Van Baal, 1937
 * Septosaccus Duboscq, 1912
 * Temnascus Boschma, 1951
 * Tortugaster Reinhard, 1948
 * Trachelosaccus Boschma, 1928
 * Triangulopsis Guérin-Ganivet, 1911