Sacculina boschmai

Taxonavigation

Taxonavigation: Rhizocephala
Superregnum: Eukaryota Cladus: Unikonta Cladus: Opisthokonta Cladus: Holozoa Regnum: Animalia Subregnum: Eumetazoa Cladus: Bilateria Cladus: Nephrozoa Cladus: Protostomia Cladus: Ecdysozoa Cladus: Panarthropoda Phylum: Arthropoda Cladus: Pancrustacea Superclassis: Multicrustacea Classis: Thecostraca Subclassis: Cirripedia Superordo: Rhizocephala

Familia: Sacculinidae
Genera: Sacculina
Speciesː Sacculina boschmai

Name

• Sacculina boschmai Reinhard, 1955ː 77
  • Symbiontː parasitic on Calappidae
  • Type localityː west Coast of Florida, Albatross station 2401, 28°38'30N, 85°53'30W, 142 fathoms; type host Acanthocarpus alexandri
  • Typusː syntypes USNM 96989
  • Distributionː Gulf of Mexico
  • ZooBank: 5ADA23A8-FFD4-4745-84ED-1DAD3E2D5864

References

• Reinhard, E.G. 1955. Some Rhizocephala found on brachyuran crabs in the West Indian region. Journal of the Washington Academy of Sciences 45ː 75–80. BHL Reference page.  [See p. 77, original description]

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• Weisbord, N.E. 1979. Lepadomorph and verrucomorph barnacles (Cirripedia) of Florida and adjacent waters, with an addendum on the Rhizocephala. Bulletins of American paleontology, 76(306): 1-156. BHLReference page.  [See p. 186, host, distribution, discussion]