Sacculina hirsuta

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 hirsuta

Name

• Sacculina hirsuta Boschma, 1925ː 10
  • Symbiontː parasitic on Pilumnidae
  • Type localityː Netherlands Antilles, Curaçao, Caracas Baai; type host Pilumnus caribaeus
  • Typusː type ZMA.CRUS.C.100422
  • Distributionː West Indies, Cuba, Venezuela, North Carolina
  • ZooBank: BC1C9639-C0AD-45D5-A9BA-276FB28B7DDB

References

• Boschma, H. 1925. Rhizocephala of Curaçao. Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde 24ː 9–14. Reference page.  [See p. 10, original description]

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• Boschma, H. 1955. The described species of the family Sacculinidae. Zoologische Verhandelingen 27(1)ː 1–76. pdf Reference page.  [See p. 29, distribution, hosts, illustrations]