Abstract
Commercial crab species infected of rhizocephalan cirripedes are reported from the coast of Parangipettai. Sacculina spp. were collected from brachyuran hosts Portunus sanquinolentus, Portunus hastatoides, Chaybdis feriatus, Charybdis variegate, Charybdis natator, Charybdis miles, Charybdis lucifera, Charybdis hoplites, Charybdis hellerii, Charybdis granulate, Charybdis amboinensis and Thalamita coeruleipes respectively.
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The author would like to thank Dean and Director K. Kathiresan, CAS in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University.
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Elumalai, V., Viswanathan, C., Pravinkumar, M. et al. Infestation of parasitic barnacle Sacculina spp. in commercial marine crabs. J Parasit Dis 38, 337–339 (2014). https://doi.org/10.1007/s12639-013-0247-z
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