Itafukuromushi - Itafukuromushi

…The false fukuromushi Heterosaccus papillosus is a pouch-shaped organism that is about 13 mm long and parasitizes the stone crab and the two-spotted fukuromushi. The abdomen of the aonura genus, the false fukuromushi Lernaeodiscus okadai , which has a red pouch and a green root and is about 5 mm long and 2.5 mm long, and the orange fukuromushi L. cornutus , which has a large horn-like protrusion on its pouch, parasitize the abdomen of the aonura genus, the false fukuromushi. The horn fukuromushi Thompsonia japonica parasitizes a wide range of crabs, hermit crabs, shrimp, and mantis shrimp, but also parasitize the host's thoracic legs, abdominal limbs, and other parts of the body other than the abdomen, by forming numerous pouches about 2 mm long with long stalks. …

*Some of the terminology that refers to "Itafukuromushi" is listed below.

Source | Heibonsha World Encyclopedia 2nd Edition | Information

…ニセフクロムシHeterosaccus papillosusは袋状をし，約13mmくらい，イシガニやフタホシイシガニに寄生する。異尾類のイソカニダマシの腹部には，袋状部が赤く，根状部が緑色をした長径5mm，短径2.5mmくらいのイタフクロムシLernaeodiscus okadaiと，大きな角状の突起を袋状部にもち，橙色をしたツノイタフクロムシL.cornutusとが寄生する。ツブフクロムシThompsonia japonicaはカニ，ヤドカリ，エビ，シャコ類などに広く寄生するが，宿主の胸脚や腹肢など，腹部以外の場所にも，小さい長い柄のついた2mmくらいの袋状部をたくさん群生させて寄生する。…

※「イタフクロムシ」について言及している用語解説の一部を掲載しています。

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