BeRMS taxon details
Sacculina Thompson, 1836
134782 (urn:lsid:marinespecies.org:taxname:134782)
accepted
Genus
Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 (type by monotypy)
- Species Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836
marine, brackish, fresh, terrestrial
recent only
Thompson, J. V. (1836). Natural history and metamorphosis of an anomalous crustaceous parasite of <i>Carcinus maenas</i>, the <i>Sacculina carcini</i>. <em>The Entomological Magazine.</em> 3: 452-456. [details] 
Boyko, C.B. (2025). World List of Rhizocephala. Sacculina Thompson, 1836. Accessed through: VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards) Belgian Register of Marine Species at: https://marinespecies.org/berms./aphia.php/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134782 on 2026-02-18
VLIZ Belgian Marine Species Consortium (2010 onwards). Belgian Register of Marine Species. Sacculina Thompson, 1836. Accessed at: https://marinespecies.org/berms/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134782 on 2026-02-18
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Thompson, J. V. (1836). Natural history and metamorphosis of an anomalous crustaceous parasite of <i>Carcinus maenas</i>, the <i>Sacculina carcini</i>. <em>The Entomological Magazine.</em> 3: 452-456. [details]
taxonomy source Chan, B. K. K.; Dreyer, N.; Gale, A. S.; Glenner, H.; Ewers-Saucedo, C.; Pérez-Losada, M.; Kolbasov, G. A.; Crandall, K. A.; Høeg, J. T. (2021). The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160 [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Cirripedia - parasitic Rhizocephala, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 283-284 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Relini, Giulio (2006). Crustacea Maxipolloda Cirripedia, in: Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana., available online at http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/ [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors
status source Boschma, H. (1955). The described species of the family Sacculinidae. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 27: 1-76.
note: Boschma (1955) implied but did formalize the synonymy of Sacculinida with Sacculina [details]
taxonomy source Chan, B. K. K.; Dreyer, N.; Gale, A. S.; Glenner, H.; Ewers-Saucedo, C.; Pérez-Losada, M.; Kolbasov, G. A.; Crandall, K. A.; Høeg, J. T. (2021). The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms. <em>Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society.</em> , available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160 [details]
basis of record Boxshall, G. (2001). Cirripedia - parasitic Rhizocephala, <B><I>in</I></B>: Costello, M.J. <i>et al.</i> (Ed.) (2001). <i>European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels,</i> 50: pp. 283-284 (look up in IMIS) [details]
additional source Relini, Giulio (2006). Crustacea Maxipolloda Cirripedia, in: Revisione della Checklist della fauna marina italiana., available online at http://www.faunaitalia.it/checklist/ [details]
additional source Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. <em>Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK.</em> 627 pp. (look up in IMIS), available online at https://doi.org/10.1093/oso/9780198573562.001.0001 [details] Available for editors
status source Boschma, H. (1955). The described species of the family Sacculinidae. <em>Zoologische Verhandelingen.</em> 27: 1-76.
note: Boschma (1955) implied but did formalize the synonymy of Sacculinida with Sacculina [details]
Present Inaccurate Introduced: alien Containing type locality
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