SACCULINA OBLONGA, NEW SPECIES (CIRRIPEDIA: RHIZOCEPHALA), PARASITIC ON THE GRAPSID CRAB CYCLOGRAPSUS INTERMEDIUS (DECAPODA: BRACHYURA) FROM JAPAN

ABSTRACT A new species of rhizocephalan. Succulina oblonga, is described and illustrated on the basis of material collected from Amakusa Island, Kyushu, Japan. It parasitizes the littoral crab Cyclograpsus intermodius. It could not be determined whether earlier records of sacculinid species from Jap...

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Published in:	Journal of crustacean biology Vol. 19; no. 4; pp. 886 - 890
Main Authors:	Lützen, Jørgen, Yamaguchi, Takao
Format:	Journal Article
Language:	English
Published:	Netherland BRILL 1999 Crustacean Society
Subjects:	Biology Crabs Crustaceans Cyclograpsus intermedius Hair Infestation Male animals Marine New species Parasite hosts Parasites Parasitism Rhizocephala Sacculina oblonga INW, Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefect., Amakusa-shoto Is INW, Japan, Kyushu, Kumamoto Prefect., Amakusa-shoto Is., Amakusa-Shimo-shima I
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Summary:	ABSTRACT A new species of rhizocephalan. Succulina oblonga, is described and illustrated on the basis of material collected from Amakusa Island, Kyushu, Japan. It parasitizes the littoral crab Cyclograpsus intermodius. It could not be determined whether earlier records of sacculinid species from Japanese C. intermedius belong to the same species.
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ISSN:	0278-0372 1937-240X
DOI:	10.1163/193724099X00565