Coronula diadema
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| Coronula diadema on a humpback whale | |
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| Species: | C. diadema
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| Coronula diadema | |
Coronula diadema is a species of whale barnacle only known to live on humpback whales, and also possibly sperm whales and finback whales.[2] It was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 1767 12th edition of his Systema Naturae.[1]
References
- ^ a b Alan Southward (2015). "Coronula diadema (Linnaeus, 1767)". WoRMS. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved 28 January 2016.
- ^ Zullo, Victor A. (April 1979). Marine Flora and Fauna of the Northeastern United States: Arthropoda: Cirripedia (PDF). NOAA Technical Report NMFS Circular. Vol. 425. National Oceanic and Atmospheric Administration. p. 29.
External links
- Linnaeus, C. (1767). Systema naturae sive regna tria naturae, secundum classes, ordines, genera, species, cum characteribus, differentiis, synonymis, locis. Vol. 1 (12th ed.). Stockholm: Laurentii Salvii.
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