The Kentrogonida order contains the Sacculinidae family, known for their ability to induce parasitic sterilization in crabs. The genus … Meer weergeven

Individual Sacculina carcini differ greatly between males and females. The female barnacles look like small slugs between entering the … Meer weergeven

A female Sacculina carcini larva settles on a suitable crab host and crawls across its surface until it finds a suitable spot such as the base of a seta (bristle). It then develops … Meer weergeven

Sacculina carcini can be considered as a potential biological control agent for Carcinus maenas, known as the invasive green crab species. However, this idea might be … Meer weergeven

Sacculina carcini is a monoxenic parasite of crabs, most commonly the green crab (Carcinus maenas). They have also been found to … Meer weergeven

The Sacculina carcini is known to control the population size of their hosts, like the Green crab, by making many of them infertile. … Meer weergeven

Sacculina carcini does not have a conservation status. Meer weergeven