title: Infestation of parasitic barnacle Sacculina spp. in commercial marine crabs.
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.
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: V
authors.initials: V
authors.lastname: Elumalai
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: C
authors.initials: C
authors.lastname: Viswanathan
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: M
authors.initials: M
authors.lastname: Pravinkumar
authors.affiliation: Centre of Advanced Study in Marine Biology, Faculty of Marine Sciences, Annamalai University, Parangipettai, 608 502 Tamil Nadu India.
authors.forename: S M
authors.initials: SM
authors.lastname: Raffi
keywords: Cirripedia; Crustacea; Portunid crab; Rhizocephala; Sacculina