Shift of Feeding Mode in an Epizoic Stalked Barnacle Inducing Gall Formation of Host Sea Urchin

Summary: Among diverse stalked barnacles, Rugilepas pearsei (Thoracica: Cirripedia: Arthropoda) is a rare unique species that is associated with echinoids and has highly atrophied cirri. We rediscovered the barnacle for the first time from description and verified that the barnacles live obligately...

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Main Authors: Luna Yamamori, Makoto Kato
Format: Article
Language:English
Published: Elsevier 2020-03-01
Series:iScience
Online Access:http://www.sciencedirect.com/science/article/pii/S2589004220300699