Heterosaccus
Sign in to saveHeterosaccus is a genus of barnacles in infraclass Rhizocephala. Like other taxa in this group, they parasitize crabs. Geoffroy Smith circumscribed the genus in 1906; he initially only included H. hians. Smith circumscribed a genus distinct from Sacculina due to a difference of the mesentery; in Heterosaccus, the mesentery does not stretch down to the mantle opening but rather only is present on the ring of attachment.
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Within Vinony's link graph, Heterosaccus is referenced by 2 other articles, and connects out to Barnacle, World Register of Marine Species and Singapore.
Vinony files it under Barnacles, Crustacean genera and Parasites of crustaceans.
Its subject is documented across 5 Wikipedia language editions.
Species
GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMaxillopoda
- OrderKentrogonida
- FamilySacculinidae
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- taxon
- Parent taxon
- Sacculinidae
- Image
- Heterosaccus hians Kossmann, 1872.png
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Encyclopedic overview
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Heterosaccus is a genus of barnacles in infraclass Rhizocephala. Like other taxa in this group, they parasitize crabs. Geoffroy Smith circumscribed the genus in 1906; he initially only included H. hians. Smith circumscribed a genus distinct from Sacculina due to a difference of the mesentery; in Heterosaccus, the mesentery does not stretch down to the mantle opening but rather only is present on the ring of attachment.
==Species==
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