Boyko, C.B. (2026). World List of Rhizocephala. Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836. Accessed through: World Register of Marine Species at: https://www.marinespecies.org/aphia.php?p=taxdetails&id=134805 on 2026-03-18
accepted
Valid name (ICZN) or name considered to be taxonomically correct (ICBN)
Species
Natural history and metamorphosis of an anomalous crustaceous parasite of Carcinus maenas, the Sacculina carcini
Thompson, J. V. (1836). Natural history and metamorphosis of an anomalous crustaceous parasite of Carcinus maenas, the Sacculina carcini. The Entomological Magazine. 3: 452-456.
La castration parasitaire et son influence sur les caractères exterieurs du sexe male chez les crustacés décapodes
Giard, A. (1887). La castration parasitaire et son influence sur les caractères exterieurs du sexe male chez les crustacés décapodes. Bulletin Scientifique du Nord de la France et de la Belgique. 18: 1-28.
[Rhizocephala and Bopyridae of the bay of Sevastopol]
Popov, V. K. (1929). [Rhizocephala and Bopyridae of the bay of Sevastopol]. Trudy Sevastopolskoĭ biologicheskoĭ stantsii / Akademiià nauk Soiuza Sovetskikh Sotsialisticheskikh Respublik 1:1-26, pl. 21. 1: 1-26, pl. 1.
Carcinologische aanteekeningen. Bijdrage tot de kennis der Noordzee-fauna. [Carcinological notes. Contribution to the knowledge of the North Sea fauna.]
Hoek, P.P.C. (1878). Carcinologische aanteekeningen. Bijdrage tot de kennis der Noordzee-fauna. [Carcinological notes. Contribution to the knowledge of the North Sea fauna.]. In: Tweede jaarverslag omtrent het Zoölogisch Station der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging, etc. Tijdschrift der Nederlandsche Dierkundige Vereeniging. 3:33-40.
Contribution a l'étude systématique et biologique des rhizocéphales
Guérin-Ganivet, J. (1911). Contribution a l'étude systématique et biologique des rhizocéphales. Travaux Scientifique du Laboratoire de Zoologie et de Physiologie Maritimes de Concarneau. 3: 1-97, pl. 1.
Catalogue des crustacés malacostracés recueillis dans la baie de Concarneau (suite et fin)
Bonnier, J. (1887). Catalogue des crustacés malacostracés recueillis dans la baie de Concarneau (suite et fin). Bulletin Scientifique du Département du Nord et des Pays Voisins. 18: 361-422.
Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. [Contributions to the Fauna of Norway]
Rathke, H. (1843). Beiträge zur Fauna Norwegens. [Contributions to the Fauna of Norway]. Nova Acta Academiae Caesareae Leopoldino-Carolinae Naturae Curiosorum, Breslau & Bonn. 20: 1-264.
Prodrome d'une monographie des épicarides du Golfe de Naples
Giard, A., & J. Bonnier. (1890). Prodrome d'une monographie des épicarides du Golfe de Naples. Bulletin Scientifique de la France et de la Belgique. 22: 367-391.
Le laboratoire de Wimereux en 1888 (Recherches faunistiques). [The Wimereux laboratory in 1888 (Faunistic research).]
Giard, A. (1888). Le laboratoire de Wimereux en 1888 (Recherches faunistiques). [The Wimereux laboratory in 1888 (Faunistic research).]. Bulletin Scientifique de la France et de la Belgique. 19(3): 492-513.
Observations sur des crustacés rares ou nouveux des cotes de France (quatorzième article).
Hesse, E. (1867). Observations sur des crustacés rares ou nouveux des cotes de France (quatorzième article). Annales des Sciences Naturelles, Zoologie et Paléontologies, sér. 5. 8: 377-381.
Beiträge zur Anatomie der schmarotzenden Rankenfüssler. [Contributions to the anatomy of parasitic barnacles.]
Kossmann, R. (1872). Beiträge zur Anatomie der schmarotzenden Rankenfüssler. [Contributions to the anatomy of parasitic barnacles.]. Verhandlungen der Physikalisch-Medizinischen Gesellschaft zu Wurzburg. 3(4): 296-335, pls. 16-18.
Diesing, C.M. [[Karl Moritz, usually as Latin C. M = Carolo Mauritio]. (1850). Systema Helminthum. Vol. I. [book]. xiii[xvi] + 679 pp.W. Vindobonae, Braumüller, Wien.
Boxshall, G. (2001). Cirripedia - parasitic Rhizocephala, in: Costello, M.J. et al. (Ed.) (2001). European register of marine species: a check-list of the marine species in Europe and a bibliography of guides to their identification. Collection Patrimoines Naturels, 50: pp. 283-284
A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique
MacNae, W., Kalk, M. (eds). (1958). A natural history of Inhaca Island, Mozambique. Witwatersrand University Press, Johannesburg. I-iv, 163 pp.
Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]
Muller, Y. (2004). Faune et flore du littoral du Nord, du Pas-de-Calais et de la Belgique: inventaire. [Coastal fauna and flora of the Nord, Pas-de-Calais and Belgium: inventory]. Commission Régionale de Biologie Région Nord Pas-de-Calais: France. 307 pp.
The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods.
Hayward, P.J. & J.S. Ryland (Eds.). (1990). The marine fauna of the British Isles and North-West Europe: 1. Introduction and protozoans to arthropods. Clarendon Press: Oxford, UK. 627 pp.
The described species of the family Sacculinidae
Boschma, H. (1955). The described species of the family Sacculinidae. Zoologische Verhandelingen. 27: 1-76.
A parasitical barnacle on a female Liocarcinus holsatus, from the Belgian coastal waters (Westdiep). 28 September 2005
Distribution for Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 - Belgian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 - De Panne
Distribution for Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 - British Isles
Distribution for Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 - Naples Gulf
Distribution for Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 - Dutch Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 - Southern Bight
Distribution for Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 - Mozambican Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 - Wimereux
Distribution for Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 - Belgian Coast
Distribution for Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 - Irish Exclusive economic Zone
Distribution for Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 - England
Distribution for Sacculina carcini Thompson, 1836 - United Kingdom part of the North Atlantic Ocean
Distribution for Sacculina gibbsi (Hesse, 1867) - European waters (ERMS scope)
Distribution for Sacculina gibbsi (Hesse, 1867) - English Channel
Distribution for Sacculina benedeni Kossmann, 1872 - Balear Islands
Distribution for Sacculina andersonii Giard, 1887 - France
Distribution for Sacculina belli Giard, 1888 - France
Distribution for Sacculina betencourti Giard, 1887 - France
Distribution for Sacculina pauli Popov, 1929 - Azov sea
Distribution for Sacculina pisae Hoek, 1878 - Naples Gulf
Distribution for Sacculina pirimelae Guérin-Ganivet, 1911 - Boulonnais
Distribution for Sacculina priei Giard, 1887 - France
Distribution for Sacculina similis Giard in Bonnier, 1887 - Concarneau
Distribution for Peltogaster carcini Rathke, 1843 - Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Peltogaster carcini Rathke, 1843 - Crimea
Distribution for Portunascus corrugatus Giard & Bonnier, 1890 - Naples Gulf
Distribution for Sacculina andersoni Giard, 1888 - Roscoff
Distribution for Sacculinidia gibbsii Hesse, 1867 - France
Distribution for Grapsisaccus benedeni (Kossmann, 1872) - Balear Islands
Distribution for Pachybdella rathkei Diesing, 1850 - Norwegian Exclusive Economic Zone
Distribution for Sacculina bellii Giard, 1888 - Le Portel
Reported
Species that are 'reported' to be present but with no further information
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 134807
Taxon Description Body size for Taxon denoted by name 134805
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 134805
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 134807
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 463921
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 845837
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 846018
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 847441
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 237833
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 463915
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 848269
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 463894
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 842847
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 463918
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 463913
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 845514
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 463893
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 845515
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 463895
Taxon Description Ecological interactions for Taxon denoted by name 463919
Taxon Description Feeding method for Taxon denoted by name 1082
Taxon Description Supporting structure & enclosure for Taxon denoted by name 1109
Taxon Description Functional group for Taxon denoted by name 1109
Taxon Description Body size (qualitative) for Taxon denoted by name 1109
Taxon Description Nomenclature code for Taxon denoted by name 2
Specification Context: Unit mm
Specification Context: Type maximum
Specification Context: Dimension width
Specification Context: Locality (MRGID) 1920
Specification Context: Life stage adult
Specification Context: Host 107450
Specification Context: Host 107353
Specification Context: Host 148469
Specification Context: Host 107392
Specification Context: Host 148449
Specification Context: Host 107381
Specification Context: Host 107455
Specification Context: Host 453286
Specification Context: Host 454898
Specification Context: Host 107390
Specification Context: Host 107278
Specification Context: Host 453359
Specification Context: Host 107386
Specification Context: Host 154308
Specification Context: Host 107388
Specification Context: Host 148497
Specification Context: Host 107400
Specification Context: Host 148470
Specification Context: Host 107398
Specification Context: Composition Chitinous