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Crab Hacker Barnacle

Crustaceans

Sacculina carcini, commonly known as the crab hacker barnacle, is a species of parasitic barnacle in the family Sacculinidae and a parasitic castrator of crabs. Its most common host is the European green crab, whose natural range spans the coasts of Europe and North Africa. It attaches to the crab's abdomen and affects the crab's fitness and its suitability for human consumption.

Facts
Classification
Diet
Parasitic 1
System (Realm)
Marine 2
Relationship to People
Disease Vector 3
Scientific Name
Sacculina carcini 1
Conservation Status
Not Evaluated 4
Comparison
CITES Appendix
Not Listed 3
Connections

Child Taxon Of

Arthropoda, Taxa
Source Wikidata: Crab Hacker Barnacle

In Biome

Open Ocean, Biomes
Source Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sacculina carcini
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Found In

Belgium

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Denmark

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France

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Ireland

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Mozambique

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Netherlands

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Norway

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Sweden

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United Kingdom

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Sources
1. Wikipedia: Sacculina carcini
WikipediaWikidata Q3133742 (P225 taxon name)View the Source
2. GBIF Species API
GBIF Species APIView the Source
3. Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology: Animal Diversity Web: Sacculina carcini
Animal Diversity Web, University of Michigan Museum of Zoology
  • Conservation Status: CITES
    CITES No special status
  • Economic Importance for Humans
    Negative Impacts causes or carries domestic animal disease causes or carries domestic animal disease
  • In Biome: Open Ocean, Habitat Regions, biome: pelagic
    pelagic pelagic
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4. GBIF (IUCN Red List category): GBIF IUCN Red List category for Sacculina carcini
GBIF (IUCN Red List category)GBIF taxon key 5166612, category field
Quote, GBIF taxon key 5166612, category field
"category": "NOT_EVALUATED"
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IUCN Red List of Threatened Species
International Union for Conservation of NatureView the Source
Wikidata: Crab Hacker Barnacle
  • Wikidata Q3133742, class allow-list match (w-wdresolver-0926)
  • Child Taxon Of: Arthropoda, Wikidata parent-taxon (P171) chain
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