Info
Sacculina inflata Leuckart, 1859
Sacculina are parasites from the subclass of barnacles. They attack crabs (Brachyura). Food is supplied via a root-like network that the parasite forms inside the host animal, while the reproductive organs grow in a sac-like protrusion on the underside of the host.
The adult parasites bear no resemblance to other barnacles such as barnacles or barnacles. However, science has clearly identified the larval stages as barnacles and assigned them as such.
Sacculina inflata parasitizes Cancer pagurus and Hyas araneus, which become sterile as a result of the infestation.
Synonymised names
Sacculina biangularis Anderson, 1862 · unaccepted > misspelling
Sacculina hyadis Malm, 1881 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sacculina triangularis Anderson, 1862 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sacculina are parasites from the subclass of barnacles. They attack crabs (Brachyura). Food is supplied via a root-like network that the parasite forms inside the host animal, while the reproductive organs grow in a sac-like protrusion on the underside of the host.
The adult parasites bear no resemblance to other barnacles such as barnacles or barnacles. However, science has clearly identified the larval stages as barnacles and assigned them as such.
Sacculina inflata parasitizes Cancer pagurus and Hyas araneus, which become sterile as a result of the infestation.
Synonymised names
Sacculina biangularis Anderson, 1862 · unaccepted > misspelling
Sacculina hyadis Malm, 1881 · unaccepted (synonym)
Sacculina triangularis Anderson, 1862 · unaccepted (synonym)
