| Sacculinidae | |
|---|---|
| Externae (brown lumps) of 2 mature female Sacculina on a male Liocarcinus holsatus (Portunidae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Subphylum: | Crustacea |
| Class: | Maxillopoda |
| Subclass: | Thecostraca |
| Infraclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Kentrogonida |
| Family: | Sacculinidae Lilljeborg, 1860 |
Sacculinidae is a family of barnacles. They belong to the bizarre parasitic and highly apomorphic superorder Rhizocephala, and therein to the less diverse of the two orders, the Kentrogonida. The Sacculinidae are one of the two larger families of Rhizocephala (which are both in the Kentrogonida), containing seven genera:[1]