ETYMOLOGY OF THE WORD RHIZOCEPHALAN
From New Latin Rhizocephala (literally: root-headed), from rhizo- + -cephala from Greek kephalē head.
WHAT DOES RHIZOCEPHALAN MEAN IN ENGLISH?
Definition of rhizocephalan in the English dictionary
The definition of rhizocephalan in the dictionary is any parasitic crustacean of the order Rhizocephala, esp Sacculina carcini, which has a saclike body and sends out absorptive processes into the body of its host, the crab: subclass Cirripedia. Other definition of rhizocephalan is of, relating to, or belonging to the order Rhizocephala.
10 ENGLISH BOOKS RELATING TO «RHIZOCEPHALAN»
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rhizocephalan in the following bibliographical selection. Books relating to
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Modern Approaches to the Study of Crustacea
Rhizocephalan nauplii and cyprids are morphologically similar to those found in
other cirripedes (Glenner 1998) and until and including settlement of the cyprid
on the prospective host crab, development is exactly as in their non-parasitic ...
Crustacean Society. Summer Meeting, Elva Escobar-Briones, Fernando Alvarez, 2002
2
Feestbundel bij de opening van het Kolveniershof en het ...
19, pp. 1-22. 1937. The species of the genus Sacculina (Crustacea Rhizocephala
). Zool. Meded. Leiden, vol. 19, pp. 187-328. 1938. Loxothylacus nierstraszi, a
new species of rhizocephalan parasite from the East Indies. Arch. Neerl. Zool.,
vol.
3
Encyclopedia of Tidepools and Rocky Shores
Some rhizocephalan species are reported from multiple host species and occur
over a wide geographic range. The hermit crab— infecting Peltogaster pagnri (
Fig. 2A) is reported from eastern Atlantic and western and eastern Pacific shores
in ...
Mark W. Denny, Steven Dean Gaines, 2007
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Decapod Crustacean Phylogenetics
However, one common feature of the rhizocephalan and bopyrid coevolutionary
analyses is that anomurans and other more derived host taxa are parasitized by
members of basal parasite groups. Because the Anomura is among the more ...
Joel W. Martin, Keith A. Crandall, Darryl L. Felder, 2009
5
Issues in Life Sciences: Bacteriology, Parasitology, and ...
The. monophyletic. origin. of. a. remarkable. sexual. system. in. akentrogonid.
rhizocephalan. parasites: A. molecular. and. larval. structural. study. “We use
sequences from the nuclear ribosomal genes, 18S and 285 to analyze the
phylogeny ...
6
In the Wrong Place - Alien Marine Crustaceans: Distribution, ...
Few studies, however, have documented the population dynamics of
rhizocephalan barnacles and their hosts; fewer still described the population
dynamics of alien rhizocephalan barnacles and their hosts in the region of their
introduction (but ...
Bella S. Galil, Paul F. Clark, James T. Carlton, 2011
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King Crabs of the World: Biology and Fisheries Management
6.6.2 Rhizocephalan Diseases The Rhizocephala or parasitic barnacles of
crustaceans are among the most fascinating of parasites (Figure 6.33). Clues to
their taxonomic identity are presented by the presence of nauplii (when present
in a ...
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Parasitism: The Diversity and Ecology of Animal Parasites
Box. 11.1. Astonishing. metamorphosis. in. pennellid. copepods. and.
rhizocephalan. barnacles. The evolution of complex life cycles and the
phenomenon of metamorphosis are among the most intriguing of adaptations.
Metamorphosis ...
Timothy M. Goater, Cameron P. Goater, Gerald W. Esch, 2013
Rather, it settles on an immature rhizocephalan adult. This “parasitized”
individual then develops into a "male." The cypris injects a mass of cells into the
brood chamber of the adult, and this mass then migrates to the “testes” of the
young adult ...
It is to this externa that hyperparasitic epicaridean iso-pods from the family
Cryptoniscidae (Liriopsidae) attach. Isopods within the Cryptoniscidae are almost
exclusively hyperparasites of rhizocephalan barnacles (Grygier and Bowman
1990), ...
3 NEWS ITEMS WHICH INCLUDE THE TERM «RHIZOCEPHALAN»
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rhizocephalan is used in the context of the following news items.
Absurd Creature of the Week: The Barnacle That Invades Crabs in a …
So the rhizocephalans are these species of barnacle, and unlike most barnacles, they aren't content living life stuck to rocks. Indeed, they look nothing like ... «Wired, Jul 15»
The crab-castrating parasite that zombifies its prey
On the coast of South Carolina lives the flatback mud crab (Eurypanopeus depressus), where it is infected with a species of rhizocephalan call Loxothylacus ... «The Conversation, May 14»
This may be the ocean's most horrifying monster (and you've …
When I first learned about rhizocephalan barnacles I lost my appetite. I was taking a parasitology course, and even though I'd developed a thick skin, something ... «Deep-Sea News, Oct 13»
