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Briarosaccus regalis
(Parasitic Barnacle)
© Aaron Baldwin (Photo ID #95592)
Photographer's Submitted Details
Photo Location
NorthChatham Strait, Southeastern Alaska
Photographer
Aaron Baldwin
Habitat
Parasitic on red and blue king crabs (Paralithodes spp.)
Photo Date
June 30, 2016
Upload Date
July 01, 2016
Elevation (m)
UTM Zone #
Latitude
UTM Easting
Longitude
UTM Northing
Photo ID #
95592
Notes
This is the recently described rhizocephalan barnacle that appears to only infect king crabs of the genus Paralithodes. Formerly this species and Briarosaccus aurantum were both thought to be members of the cosmopolitan species B. callosus (which does not appear to occur in the north Pacific) until genetic studies showed them to be cryptic species.
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