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Issue: Vol. 1332 No. 1: 12 Oct. 2006
Type: Article
Published: 2006-10-12
DOI: 10.11646/zootaxa.1332.1.2
Page range: 37–50
Abstract views: 47
PDF downloaded: 3

Sacculina nectocarcini, a new species of rhizocephalan (Cirripedia: Rhizocephala) parasitising the red rock crab Nectocarcinus integrifrons (Decapoda: Brachyura: Portunidae)

CSIRO Marine and Atmospheric Research, GPO Box 1538, Hobart, Tasmania, 7001. School of Aquaculture, Tasmanian Aquaculture and Fisheries Institute, University of Tasmania, Launceston, Tasmania, 7250
Institute of Marine Biology, Russian Academy of Sciences, Vladivostok 690041, Russia
Institute of Biology, University of Copenhagen, Copenhagen, Denmark
Department of Ecology, Evolution and Marine Biology and Marine Science Institute, University of California, Santa Barbara, CA 93106, USA
Crustacea retinaculae externa parasitic castration cyprid Rhizocephala parasitic barnacle

Abstract

The parasitic barnacles, Rhizocephala, are a little known group within Australia with only seven described species from a coastline stretching approximately 59763 km. This study describes a new species of Rhizocephala, Sacculina nectocarcini. The description is based on a unique combination of features pertaining to the structure of the mantle papillae, the retinaculae and the male receptacles. Biological notes, prevalence and intensity of infection are reported for this rhizocephalan, infesting the red rock crab, Nectocarcinus integrifrons, collected from Western Port, Victoria, Australia.

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