From Natural History of Southeast Alaska
Class
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Malacostraca +
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Common name is
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Gray whale lice +
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Documentation requested
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false +
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Family
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Cyamidae +
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Genus
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Cyamus +
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Order
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Amphipoda +
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Phylum
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Arthropoda +
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Scientific name is
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Cyamus scammoni +
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SpecificEpithet
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scammoni +
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Summary
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This is the most common species of whale l … This is the most common species of whale lice on the [[Eschrichtius robustus|Gray Whale (''Eschrichtius robustus'')]]. It is distinguished from [[Cyamus ceti|Gray and Bowhead Whale Amphipod (''Cyamus ceti'')]] and [[Cyamus kessleri|Little Gray Whale lice (''Cyamus kessleri'')]] by its branched gills which look like tiny looped noodles attached to the ventral side. Also, ''C. kessleri'' is more likely to be found near the anal and vaginal slits when living on gray whales, and less likely to be found on the head of flippers areas.
Look closely: people tend to think that this animal's rear end is in fact its head.his animal's rear end is in fact its head. +
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Marine Invertebrate +
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Modification dateThis property is a special property in this wiki.
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25 July 2013 09:18:20 +
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