Cyamus boopis

Humpback whale lice:

Humpback whale lice (Cyamus boopis): This is the normal sea-louse species on Humpback Whale (Megaptera novaeangliae).

Cyamus erraticus is also mentioned as occuring on this species, per Gruner 1975. However, this is questioned in the 2007 edition of the Light and Smith manual.

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References

Weblinks

• WoRMS page for Cyamus boopis

• WoRMS Page for Cyamus boopis
• Search Arctos Database for Cyamus boopis (Southeast only)
• Search Arctos Database for Cyamus boopis (entire database)
• Encyclopedia of Life search for Cyamus boopis
• iNaturalist Observations for Cyamus boopis in Southeast Alaska

Other References

• Martin Heyning 1999
• Leung 1967
• Carlton 2007

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