biostudies-literatureUnknown63Korn OMMolecular and morphological methods are used to describe the rhizocephalan <i>Briarosaccus hoegi</i> sp. nov<i>.</i> from Russian waters of the Sea of Japan, parasitizing the stone crab <i>Hapalogaster dentata</i> (De Haan, 1849). <i>Briarosaccus hoegi</i> sp. nov<i>.</i> has minor differences by gross morphology from the closely related species <i>B. tenellus,</i> parasitizing <i>H. mertensii</i> in British Columbia and Alaska. <i>Briarosaccus hoegi</i> sp. nov. and <i>B. tenellus</i> are identified as distinct species by genetic markers. These two species have different hosts and different areas of distribution. Moreover, nauplii of <i>Briarossacus hoegi</i> sp. nov. have naupliar eyes not present in <i>B. tenellus</i> larvae. The presence/absence of larval eyes may be a clear character Zoological studiese29https://www.ebi.ac.uk/biostudies/studies/S-EPMC12314535biostudies-literatureRhizocephalan Barnacle <i>Briarosaccus hoegi</i> sp. nov. - a Parasite of the Stone Crab <i>Hapalogaster dentata</i> (De Haan, 1849) from Peter the Great Bay (Sea of Japan).PMC12314535Glenner HNoever CKorn OMGolubinskaya DDSharina SNfalseRhizocephalan Barnacle <i>Briarosaccus hoegi</i> sp. nov. - a Parasite of the Stone Crab <i>Hapalogaster dentata</i> (De Haan, 1849) from Peter the Great Bay (Sea of Japan).Molecular and morphological methods are used to describe the rhizocephalan <i>Briarosaccus hoegi</i> sp. nov<i>.</i> from Russian waters of the Sea of Japan, parasitizing the stone crab <i>Hapalogaster dentata</i> (De Haan, 1849). <i>Briarosaccus hoegi</i> sp. nov<i>.</i> has minor differences by gross morphology from the closely related species <i>B. tenellus,</i> parasitizing <i>H. mertensii</i> in British Columbia and Alaska. <i>Briarosaccus hoegi</i> sp. nov. and <i>B. tenellus</i> are identified as distinct species by genetic markers. These two species have different hosts and different areas of distribution. Moreover, nauplii of <i>Briarossacus hoegi</i> sp. nov. have naupliar eyes not present in <i>B. tenellus</i> larvae. The presence/absence of larval eyes may be a clear character 2024-01-01T00:00:00Z20242026-07-15T06:28:24.082Z2026-06-30T03:19:18.684ZS-EPMC123145354075607110.6620/ZS.2024.63-2910.6620/zs.2024.63-29