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Sacculinidae

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The Sacculinidae are a family of barnacles belonging to the parasitic and highly apomorphic infraclass Rhizocephala. The Sacculinidae is one of the two larger families of Rhizocephala, containing six genera: Drepanorchis Boschma, 1927 Heterosaccus Smith, 1906 Loxothylacus Boschma, 1928 Ptychascus Boschma, 1933 Sacculina Thompson, 1836 Sesarmaxenos Annandale, 1911

Species

フクロムシ科

FAMILY

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMaxillopoda
  4. OrderKentrogonida
  5. FamilySacculinidae
Habitatmarine, brackish, freshwater

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
157
With media
134
Family
Sacculinidae
Collections
AMNH, NMV, USNM, TMAG, SIO, SBMNH
Recorded in
United States, Australia, Canada, Japan, Comoros Islands, French Polynesia, Indonesie, Nouvelle-Caledonie

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Rhizocephala
Image
Sacculina carcini (double infection).jpg
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Commons category
Sacculinidae
taxon name
Sacculinidae
taxon rank
family
topic's main category
Category:Sacculinidae
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The Sacculinidae are a family of barnacles belonging to the parasitic and highly apomorphic infraclass Rhizocephala. The Sacculinidae is one of the two larger families of Rhizocephala, containing six genera: Drepanorchis Boschma, 1927 Heterosaccus Smith, 1906 Loxothylacus Boschma, 1928 Ptychascus Boschma, 1933 Sacculina Thompson, 1836 Sesarmaxenos Annandale, 1911

==References==

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