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Anderson, 1862

Description:
Body compact, up to 13 mm long. Pear-shaped, with an unusually long stalk grading into the externa. Mantle opening small and simple.

Habitat:
Parasitic on Cancer pagurus , often as a multiple infection.

Distribution:
Uncommon. British Isles, France and Sweden.

Sacculina triangularis