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 (Lernaeodiscus, Septodiscus, and Triangulus) were moved from the family Lernaeodiscidae.

[1][2] These genera belong to the family Peltogastridae:[1][2]

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