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Cryptolepas rachianecti
Class Maxillopoda +
Common name is Gray whale barnacle  +
Documentation requested false  +
Family Coronulidae +
Genus Cryptolepas +
Order Sessilia +
Phylum Arthropoda +
Scientific name is Cryptolepas rachianecti  +
SpecificEpithet rachianecti  +
Summary This species is almost entirely buried intThis species is almost entirely buried into its host [[Eschrichtius robustus|Gray Whale (''Eschrichtius robustus'')]], unlike [[Coronula diadema|Humpback whale barnacle (''Coronula diadema'')]], which is a parasite on the [[Megaptera novaeangliae|Humpback Whale (''Megaptera novaeangliae'')]]. There is some evidence that whale lice such as [[Cyamus scammoni|Gray whale lice (''Cyamus scammoni'')]] help keep down the numbers of whale barnacles by causing the skin to heal and expel the barnacles. When a specimen is found that isn't attached to a whale, it can be identified by the very restricted amount of barnacle that sticks out of the skin. [[Coronula diadema|Humpback whale barnacle (''Coronula diadema'')]] isn't as squat, and sticks further out.]] isn't as squat, and sticks further out.  +
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Categories Marine Invertebrate  + , Species  +
Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki. 11 March 2013 21:07:06  +
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File:Cryptolepas rachianecti Gray whale.JPG + FileTags
 

 

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