FAMILY SACCULINIDAE LILLJEBORG 1861

Diagnosis: As provided by Høeg et al. (2020).

Comment: This large family is in need of a generic- and species-level revision based on molecular data. Future transfer of species to the Polyascidae is likely.

Host: Brachyura and Callianassidae .

Drepanorchis Boschma, 1927 (five species)

Heterosaccus Smith, 1906 (15 species)

Loxothylacus Boschma, 1928 (28 species)

Ptychascus Boschma, 1933 (two species)

Sacculina Thompson, 1836 (125 species)

Sesarmaxenos Annandale, 1911 (two species)