The Sacculinidae are a family of barnacles belonging to the bizarre parasitic and highly apomorphic infraclass Rhizocephala. The Sacculinidae is one of the two larger families of Rhizocephala, containing six genera:[1][2]
- Drepanorchis Boschma, 1927
- Heterosaccus Smith, 1906
- Loxothylacus Boschma, 1928
- Ptychascus Boschma, 1933
- Sacculina Thompson, 1836
- Sesarmaxenos Annandale, 1911
| Sacculinidae | |
|---|---|
.jpg)
| |
| Externae (brown lumps) of two mature female Sacculina individuals on a male Liocarcinus holsatus (Portunidae) | |
Scientific classification 
| |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Superclass: | Multicrustacea |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Infraclass: | Rhizocephala |
| Family: | Sacculinidae Lilljeborg, 1861 |
References edit
- ^ "World Register of Marine Species, family Sacculinidae". Retrieved 2021-08-23.
- ^ Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.
External links edit
Media related to Sacculinidae at Wikimedia Commons
Data related to Sacculinidae at Wikispecies
 | This Maxillopoda-related article is a stub. You can help Wikipedia by expanding it. |