Sacculina carcini
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Other Identifiers
Wikidata:
Q3133742
Library of congress:
sh 00003482
Sources of Information
- Work cat.: Thresher, R.E. Environmental tolerances of larvae of the European parasitic barnacle, Sacculina carcini (Rhizocephala:Sacculinidae), 1996.
- Integrated Taxonomic Info. System, via WWW, Feb. 16, 2000(Sacculina carcini; common name not available)
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Wikipedia description:
Sacculina carcini, the crab hacker barnacle, 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. It can be found attached to the crab's abdomen and affects consumption rates by humans.
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