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Rhizocephala are
derived barnacles that are
parasitic castrators.
Their hosts are
mostly decapod crustaceans, but
include Peracarida,
mantis shrimps and...
- sessile; most are
suspension feeders with hard
calcareous s****, but the
Rhizocephala are
specialized parasites of
other crustaceans, with
reduced bodies....
- 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...
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Rhizocephala. A–H, life
cycle stages and
larval morphology of
selected Rhizocephala. A,
Nauplius larva of
Sacculina carcini. B, Male
cyprid of S. carcini...
- Hoeg, 2009
Order Lithoglyptida Kolbasov,
Newman & Hoeg, 2009
Infraclass Rhizocephala Müller, 1862
Infraclass Thoracica Darwin, 1854
Superorder Phosphatothoracica...
- 2009
Order Cryptophialida Kolbasov,
Newman & Hoeg, 2009
Infraclass Rhizocephala Müller, 1862
Infraclass Thoracica Darwin, 1854
Superorder Phosphatothoracica...
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generally are not free-living). This is
taken to the
logical extreme in the
Rhizocephala crustaceans, like the Sacculina,
where the male
injects itself into the...
- king
crabs (Paguridae: Lithodinae) and
parasitic barnacles (Cirripedia:
Rhizocephala) (Doctoral thesis).
University of Bergen.
Retrieved 15
October 2024....
- pseudozoea, zoea, postlarva, cypris,
primary larva,
mysis Decapoda: zoea
Rhizocephala:
kentrogon Insecta:
Lepidoptera (butterflies and moths)
caterpillar Insecta:...
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position for male
emergence (in case of males).
Members of the
order Rhizocephala such as
Sacculina carcini alter male hosts'
hormonal balance, to encourage...
