From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
| Class
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Maxillopoda +
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| Common name is
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Humpback whale barnacle +
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| Documentation requested
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false +
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| Family
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Coronulidae +
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| Genus
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Coronula +
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| Order
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Sessilia +
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| Phylum
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Arthropoda +
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| Scientific name is
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Coronula diadema +
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| SpecificEpithet
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diadema +
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| Summary
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This is the barnacle that burrows into the … This is the barnacle that burrows into the skin and blubber tissues of the [[Megaptera novaeangliae|Humpback Whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'')]]. It looks rather like the [[Cryptolepas rachianecti|Gray whale barnacle (''Cryptolepas rachianecti'')]], except that it sticks further out of the skin, and the grooves between the ridges in the outer "volcanic cone" shell are covered over by a widening of the ridges, so that unlike the gray whale barnacle, it does not have a strongly striated black and white pattern along the edges.
The [[Conchoderma auritum|Rabbit-eared barnacle (''Conchoderma auritum'')]] is often found attached to this species.] is often found attached to this species. +
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species +
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| Categories |
Marine Invertebrate +
, Species +
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| Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 09:15:49 +
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Coronula diadema +
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