Clistosaccus

Clistosaccus paguri
Drawing of the externa of
C. paguri
Scientific classification Edit this classification
Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Family: Clistosaccidae
Genus: Clistosaccus
Lilljeborg, 1861[2]
Species:
C. paguri
Binomial name
Clistosaccus paguri
Lilljeborg, 1861[1]
Synonyms[1]
  • Apeltes paguri Lilljeborg, 1861

Clistosaccus is a genus of barnacles which are parasitic on hermit crabs. It is a monotypic genus, and the single species is Clistosaccus paguri, which is found in the northern Atlantic Ocean and the northern Pacific Ocean.[2]

  1. ^ a b Boyko, Christopher B. (2015). "Clistosaccus paguri Lilljeborg, 1861". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 April 2019.
  2. ^ a b Boyko, Christopher B. (2015). "Clistosaccus Lilljeborg, 1861". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 9 April 2019.