Peltogastridae
The Peltogastridae are a family of barnacles belonging to the parasitic and highly apomorphic infraclass Rhizocephala. The Peltogastridae are by far the largest family of Rhizocephala. They comprise 14 genera, 3 of which were moved from the family Lernaeodiscidae.
Genera
These genera belong to the family Peltogastridae:Briarosaccus Boschma, 1930Dipterosaccus Van Kampen & Boschma, 1925Galatheascus Boschma, 1929Lernaeodiscus Müller, 1862Ommatogaster Yoshida & Osawa, 2011Paratriangulus Høeg & Glenner, 2019Peltogaster Rathke, 1842Pterogaster Van Baal, 1937Septodiscus Van Baal, 1937Septosaccus Duboscq, 1912Temnascus Boschma, 1951Tortugaster Reinhard, 1948Trachelosaccus Boschma, 1928Triangulopsis Guérin-Ganivet, 1911