Sacculina carcini

Sacculina carcini
Sacculina carcini (highlighted) attached to a female Liocarcinus crab
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Family: Sacculinidae
Genus: Sacculina
Species:
S. carcini
Binomial name
Sacculina carcini
Synonyms[1]
List
  • *Grapsisaccus benedeni (Kossmann, 1872)
    • Pachybdella rathkei Diesing, 1850
    • Peltogaster carcini Rathke, 1843
    • Portunascus corrugatus Giard & Bonnier, 1890
    • Sacculina andersonii Giard, 1887
    • Sacculina bellii Giard, 1888
    • Sacculina benedeni Kossmann, 1872
    • Sacculina betencourti Giard, 1887
    • Sacculina gibbsii (Hesse, 1867)
    • Sacculina pauli Popov, 1929
    • Sacculina pirimelae Guérin-Ganivet, 1911
    • Sacculina pisae Hoek, 1878
    • Sacculina priei Giard, 1887
    • Sacculina similis Giard in Bonnier, 1887

Sacculina carcini, the crab hacker barnacle,[2] is a species of parasitic barnacle in the family Sacculinidae, in particular a parasitic castrator, of crabs. The crab that most often is used as a host is the green crab, the natural range of which is the coasts of Europe and North Africa.[2] It can be found attached to the crab's abdomen and affects consumption rates by humans.[3]

  1. ^ a b Boyko, Christopher B. (2015). "Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 13 January 2018.
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