Recording Marine Life

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Records of Sacculina carcini

Number seen/Abundance	Date	Location	Comments	Recorded by
1	18/04/2011	Fenit, Ireland Sandy shore close to fenit (Co Kerry, Ireland) at a very low tide.	Sacculina carcini found on the abdomen of a specimen of Xantho pilipes. The crab was caught and died subsequently in a tank about two weeks later. A video of the crab with the parasite attached can be seen here: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=LFaqeTauVhA	Holger Lorenz

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