The life history of Sacculina is extremely interesting. The actual mechanism of fertilisation is not known. Opinion varies regarding the process of fertilisation. According to Delage’s view all the batches of the eggs are fertilized by the sperms of the same individual except the first batch. So this kind of fertilisation is known as self […]
Life History of Sacculina Carcini (With Diagram)
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Structure of Sacculina (With Diagram)
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The adult Sacculina is known as Sacculina externa which is a parasite of young decapod crustacean, the crab. Generally the female crab is parasitized by the Sacculina. The parasitic habit has caused much degeneracy of different structures in the adult and looks like a fleshy tumour. The adult looses all the external appendages, the carapace […]