The Attachment of the Barnacle, Balanus amphitrite niveus Darwin, and Other Fouling Organisms to the Rock Shrimp Sicyonia dorsalis Kingsley
Eldred B. 1962. The Attachment of the Barnacle, Balanus amphitrite niveus Darwin, and Other Fouling Organisms to the Rock Shrimp Sicyonia dorsalis Kingsley. Crustaceana. 3(3):203 - 206
A total of 131 barnacles were observed on the bodies of the 17 shrimp, with 84 specimens attached to the carapaces and 47 specimens attached to the abdominal segments. These barnacles were identified by Dr. Dora P. Henry as Balanus amphitrite niveus Darwin. Very small unattached organisms resting between the attached barnacles on a few of the shrimp were identified by Dr. Henry as cyprids, presumably of B. a. niveus, as there were recently metamorphosed B. a. niveus on the carapaces of the shrimp. This recent attachment of the barnacles indicated that the fouling of these shrimp had occurred at or near the place of capture. The balanoids were in most cases fastened to or near the dorsal carina of the carapace or the mid-dorsal line of the abdominal segments. A few barnacles were attached laterally on the pleura. In a few instances, some of the larger barnacles overlapped two of the abdominal segments, and in one instance, overlapped the posterior portion of the carapace and extended over the anterior part of the first abdominal segment.
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- Journal Article
- Authors
- Eldred, Bonnie
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- Keywords
- Description, Parasite, Physical, Physiology, relationship, similis, Trachysalambria Smith