Identification, characterization, and larval biology of a rhizocephalan barnacle, Sacculina yatsui Boschma, 1936, from northwestern Japan (Cirripedia: Sacculinidae)

We investigated the biology and host-parasite interaction in the rhizocephalan cirriped Sacculina yatsui (Boschma, 1936) (Sacculinidae) infecting the Asian shore crab Hemigrapsus sanguineus (De Haan, 1835) (Varunidae) at the Oga Peninsula, Akita, Japan. We identified the parasite based on molecular and morphological information. We describe the establishment of a system for long-term laboratory maintenance of the host-parasite interaction, and...