Sacculinidae
| Sacculinidae | |
|---|---|
.jpg) | |
| Externae (brown lumps) of two mature female Sacculina individuals 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 |
The Sacculinidae are a family of barnacles belonging 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]
- Drepanorchis Boschma, 1927
- Heterosaccus Smith, 1906
- Loxothylacus Boschma, 1928
- Polyascus Glenner, Lützen & Takahashi, 2003
- Ptychascus Boschma, 1933
- Sacculina Thompson, 1836
- Sesarmaxenos Annandale, 1911
References
- ↑ Geoff Boxshall (2010). "Sacculinidae". World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved July 27, 2010.
External links
Media related to Sacculinidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Sacculinidae at Wikispecies