Heterosaccus is a genus of barnacles in infraclass Rhizocephala. Like other taxa in this group, they parasitize crabs. Geoffroy Smith circumscribed the genus in 1906; he initially only included H. hians. Smith circumscribed a genus distinct from Sacculina due to a difference of the mesentery; in Heterosaccus, the mesentery does not stretch down to the mantle opening but rather only is present on the ring of attachment.[1]

Heterosaccus
H. hians.
H. occidentalis.
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Domain: Eukaryota
Kingdom: Animalia
Phylum: Arthropoda
Class: Thecostraca
Subclass: Cirripedia
Infraclass: Rhizocephala
Family: Sacculinidae
Genus: Heterosaccus
Smith, 1906
Type species
Sacculina hians
Kossmann, 1872

Species

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As of 2017, WoRMS recognizes the following fifteen species.[2]

Binominal name
(Original combination)
Author citation Type host Type locality Ref
Heterosaccus californicus Boschma, 1933 "Pugettia producta" "Santa Cruz, California" [3]: 236–237 
Heterosaccus distortus Boschma, 1933 "Schizophrys aspera" "vicinity of Jolo," Philippines [3]: 235–236 
Heterosaccus dollfusi Boschma, 1960 "Charybdis hoplites" "Gulf of Suez" [4]
Heterosaccus gongylus Boschma, 1962 Pleistacantha moseleyi Andaman Sea [5] apud WoRMS
Heterosaccus hians
(Sacculina hians)
(Kossmann, 1872) "Thalamita sp. aff. callianassae" "Java" [6]
Heterosaccus indicus Boschma, 1957 "Portunus pelagicus" Mandapam Camp, Tamil Nadu [7] apud WoRMS
Heterosaccus lunatus Phillips, 1978 "Charybdis callianassa" "Moreton Bay," Queensland [8]
Heterosaccus multilacinensis Phillips, 1978 "Charybdis truncata" "East Moreton Bay," Queensland [8]
Heterosaccus occidentalis
(Drepanorchis occidentalis)
(Boschma, 1928) "Mithrax forceps"
(=Mithraculus forceps)
"Deadman's Bay, west coast of Florida" [9]
Heterosaccus papillosus
(Drepanorchis papillosa)
(Boschma, 1933) "Charybdis bimaculatus"
(=Charybdis bimaculata)
"vicinity of Marindugue Island,
Philippine Islands"
[3]: 234 
Heterosaccus pellucidus Shiino, 1943 "Thalamita integra integra" Japan [10] apud WoRMS
Heterosaccus ruginosus Boschma, 1931 "Thalamita prymna" "Singapore, coral reef" [11]
Heterosaccus setoensis Shiino, 1943 "Thalamita wakensis"
(= Thalamita seurati)
Seto Inland Sea [10] apud WoRMS
Heterosaccus sibogae Boschma, 1931 "Thalamita admeta"
(= Thalamita admete)
"Siau Reef", Indonesia [12]
Heterosaccus tesselatus
(Sacculina tessellata)
(Boschma, 1925) "Mithrax ruber"
(= Teleophrys ruber)
"Caracas Bay, Curaçao" [13]

References

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  1. ^ Smith, Geoffrey (1906). "Genus Heterosaccus". Rhizocephala. Fauna und Flora des Golfes von Neapal. Vol. 29. R. Friedländer & Sohn. pp. 113–114.
  2. ^ Boyko, Christopher B.; Boxshall, G. (2015). "Heterosaccus Smith, 1906". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 26 September 2017.
  3. ^ a b c Boschma, H. (1933). "New species of Sacculinidae in the collection of the United States National Museum". Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging. 3: 234–237.
  4. ^ Boschma, H. (1960). "A Rhizocephalan Parasite of the Crab Charybdis hoplites (Wood-Mason)". Crustaceana. 1 (1): 58–67. doi:10.1163/156854060X00078. JSTOR 20140988.
  5. ^ Boschma, H. (1962). "A rhizocephalan parasite of a spider crab from the Andaman Sea". Proceedings of the Koninklijke Nederlandse Akademie van Wetenschappen. Series C. 65: 294–301 (fide WoRMS). Not seen. {{cite journal}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  6. ^ Kossmann, R. (1872). "Beiträge zur Anatomie der schmarotzenden Rankenfüssler". Verhandlungen der physikalisch-medicinischen Gesellschaft in Würzburg. Neue Folge. 3: 329–330.
  7. ^ Boschma, H. (1957). "Heterosaccus indicus, sp. nov., a rhizocephalan parasite of the crab Portunus pelagicus (L.)". The Annals of Biology. 2: 1–20 (fide WoRMS). Not seen. {{cite journal}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  8. ^ a b Philips, W. J. (1978). "Some parasitic barnacles (Rhizocephala: Sacculinidae) from portunid crabs in Moreton Bay, Queensland". Memoirs of the Queensland Museum. 18 (2): 255–263.
  9. ^ Boschma, H. (1928). "Two common species of parasitic crustacea (Sacculinidae) of the West Indies". Proceedings of the United States National Museum. 73 (2726): 4–6. doi:10.5479/si.00963801.73-2726.1.
  10. ^ a b Shiino, S. M. (1943). "Rhizocephala of Japan". Journal of the Sigenkagaku Kenkyusyo. 1: 1–36 (fide WoRMS). Not seen. {{cite journal}}: External link in |postscript= (help)CS1 maint: postscript (link)
  11. ^ Boschma, H. (1931). "Papers from Dr. Th. Mortensen's Pacific Expedition 1914–16. LV. Rhizocephala". Videnskabelige Meddedelser fra den Dansk Naturhistoriske Forening i København. 89: 361–365.
  12. ^ Boschma, H. (1931). Die Rhizocephalen der Siboga Expedition. Supplement. Siboga-Expeditie. Vol. 31 bis. Leiden: E. J. Brill. pp. 54–55.
  13. ^ Boschma, H. (1925). "Rhizocephala of Curaçao". Bijdragen tot de Dierkunde. 24 (1): 12–13. doi:10.1163/26660644-02401002. ISSN 0067-8546.

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