Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836
(a parasitic barnacle)

Interactions where Sacculina carcini is the dominant partner and gains from the process

The following relationships have been collated from the published literature (see 'Interaction References').

Stage Summary Taxon Vernacular Classification References Darwin Classification of Active Taxon Active Taxon Active Vernacular Active Taxon Uncertain Active State Active Part Active Stage Relationship Relationship Uncertain Relationship Geography Darwin Classification of Passive Taxon Passive Taxon Passive Vernacular Passive Taxon Uncertain Passive State Passive Part Passive Stage Passive Taxon's significance to Active Taxon Indoors etc Season
adult adult endoparasitises body UK/Ireland Macropodia a genus of spider crabs Decapoda: Inachidae British Barnacles, Bassindale, R., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Kentrogonida/Sacculinidae/Sacculina carcini/Sacculina carcinia parasitic barnacleadult Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Inachidae/Macropodia/Macropodiaa genus of spider crabsbody
adult adult endoparasitises body UK/Ireland Carcinus maenas Shore Crab, Green Shore Crab Decapoda: Portunidae British Barnacles, Bassindale, R., 1964
 /Animalia/Arthropoda/Maxillopoda/Kentrogonida/Sacculinidae/Sacculina carcini/Sacculina carcinia parasitic barnacleadult Animal / parasite / endoparasiteUK and/or Eire /Animalia/Arthropoda/Malacostraca/Decapoda/Portunidae/Carcinus maenas/Carcinus maenasshore crab, green shore crabbody

Author & YearTitleSource
Bassindale, R., 1964British BarnaclesSynopses of the British Fauna, 14, 49pp, The Linnean Society of London

Sacculina carcini (a parasitic barnacle) may be included in 'fed on by' relations listed under the following higher taxa:

Taxonomic hierarchy:
SpeciesSacculina carcini (a parasitic barnacle)
GenusSacculina (a genus of crustaceans)
FamilySACCULINIDAE (a family of parasitic barnacles)
OrderKENTROGONIDA (an order of crustaceans)
SuperorderRHIZOCEPHALA (parasitic barnacles)
InfraclassCirripedia (barnacles)
SubclassTHECOSTRACA (barnacles)
ClassMAXILLOPODA (a class of crustaceans)
SubphylumCRUSTACEA (crustaceans)
PhylumARTHROPODA (arthropods)
SuperphylumECDYSOZOA (skin shedders)
CladeBilateria (bilaterally symmetrical animals)
SubkingdomEUMETAZOA (metazoans)
KingdomANIMALIA (animals)
DomainEukaryota (eukaryotes)
LifeBIOTA (living things)
NBNNBN (data.nbn.org.uk) has a distribution map for Sacculina carcini (a parasitic barnacle)

Sacculina carcini (a parasitic barnacle) may be included in identification literature listed under the following higher taxa:

Literature listed under the following higher taxa may be relevant to Sacculina carcini (a parasitic barnacle):

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