Sacculinidae
| Sacculinidae | |
|---|---|
| Externae (brown lumps) of two mature female Sacculina individuals on a male Liocarcinus holsatus (Portunidae) | |
| Scientific classification | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Clade: | Mandibulata |
| Clade: | Pancrustacea |
| Superclass: | Multicrustacea |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Infraclass: | Rhizocephala |
| Family: | Sacculinidae Lilljeborg, 1861 |
The Sacculinidae are a family of barnacles belonging to the parasitic and highly apomorphic infraclass Rhizocephala. The Sacculinidae is one of the two larger families of Rhizocephala, containing six genera:
- Drepanorchis Boschma, 1927
- Heterosaccus Smith, 1906
- Loxothylacus Boschma, 1928
- Ptychascus Boschma, 1933
- Sacculina Thompson, 1836
- Sesarmaxenos Annandale, 1911