Clistosaccus is a genus of barnacles which are parasitic on hermit crabs. It is a monotypic genus, and the single species is … Meer weergeven

This parasitic barnacle starts life as an internal parasite in the abdomen of its host hermit crab. After about three months a protuberance, known as an "externa", pushes its way through the abdomen, usually on the left side. This bulge is at first … Meer weergeven

In his 1861 paper, Wilhelm Lilljeborg described two new monotypic genera, Apeltes (with the species A. paguri) and Clistosaccus (with C. paguri), both collected from Meer weergeven

After an infective female cyprid larva has settled on a suitable host, it pierces the cuticle with its antennule and injects some cells into the abdomen of the hermit crab. These … Meer weergeven