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 […]
Structure of Sacculina (With Diagram)
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In this article we will discuss about the structure of Sacculina with the help of a diagram. 1. This is a specimen of sacculina—“the sucking root barnacle” an ectoparasite on crab. 2. It is in the form of a flat, fleshy and sac-like structure having only the gonad. It is found attached to the ventral […]
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