Sacculina - Wikipedia
网页Sacculina is a genus of barnacles that is a parasitic castrator of crabs. They belong to a group called Rhizocephala. The adults bear no resemblance to the barnacles that cover ships and piers; they are recognised as barnacles because their larval forms are like other members of the barnacle class Cirripedia.
The crab-castrating parasite that zombifies its prey
网页2014年5月30日 · Meet Sacculina carcini – a barnacle that makes a living as a real-life body-snatcher of crabs. Unlike most barnacles that are happy to simply stick themselves to a rock and filter food from the...
Invading Barnacles | Smithsonian Ocean
网页Sacculina is a species of barnacle that infects crabs and then manipulates their behavior to benefit itself—all to the detriment of the unsuspecting crab. They do so by growing a rootlike system throughout the crab’s entire body, which the parasite uses to feed on the crab.
Sacculina carcini - ADW
网页Sacculina carcini is a parasitic species, so its geographic range follows its host. Carcinus maenas, the green crab, is a major host. The green crab is considered a highly invasive species, so it is not clear where S. carcini 's actual range is.
Sacculina carcini - Wikipedia
网页Sacculina carcini is a monoxenic parasite of crabs, most commonly the green crab (Carcinus maenas). They have also been found to infect the Carcinus aesturarii, Liocarcinus depurator ( Harbour crab), Pirimela denticulata, Necora puber (Velvet crab), and the Liocarcinus holsatus (Flying crab).
The crab-castrating parasite that zombifies its prey - Phys.org
网页2014年5月30日 · Meet Sacculina carcini – a barnacle that makes a living as a real-life body-snatcher of crabs. Unlike most barnacles that are happy to simply stick themselves to a rock and filter food from...
Species of the week: the parasitic barnacle Sacculina
网页2013年5月10日 · Sacculina is a parasitic barnacle that depends on crabs for its growth and reproduction. A female Sacculina larva finds a crab, sheds its hard outer layer and injects her soft inner body through a joint in the crab’s shell, entering the crustacean’s body and using its energy.
Which parasite has the weirdest way of life? - Natural History …
网页The Sacculina carcini parasite holds so much power over its crustacean hosts, it even tricks them into caring for it as lovingly as they would their own young. Found wherever there are large crab populations, the female parasite larva …
Sacculina | crustacean | Britannica
网页The term is often used for the edible species of the groups, especially those that are fished or raised commercially. Bivalve mollusks, including oysters, mussels, scallops, and clams, rank among the most commercially important shellfish throughout the world.
Prevalence and histopathology of the parasitic barnacle, Sacculina …
网页2020年3月1日 · Sacculina carcini is a common parasite of the European shore crab, Carcinus maenas. Following successful penetration of the host, numerous rootlets are formed that permeate through the hosts’ tissues. Ultimately, these form an externa that houses the developing nauplii larvae of the parasite.
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