🐟Sacculina carcini, the crab hacker barnacle.

Sacculina carcini, the crab hacker barnacle, is a species of parasitic barnacle in the family Sacculinidae, in particular a parasitic castrator, of crabs. The crab that most often is used as a host is the green crab, the natural range of which is the coasts of Europe.
Recorded 12/04/2024
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