Sacculina jamaicensis

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 jamaicensis

Name

• Sacculina jamaicensis Boschma, 1966ː 9
  • Symbiontː parasitic on Grapsoidea
  • Type localityː Port Royal, Jamaica; type host Pachygrapsus gracilis
  • Typusː
  • Distributionː Jamaica
  • ZooBank: EF17F215-9FCA-4FFC-B782-789C6F0DEF36

References

• Boschma, H. 1966. Rhizocephalan parasites of the crab Pachygrapsus gracilis. Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen, Series C 69(1): 8-16. Reference page.  [See p. 9, original description]