Cryptolepas is a genus of whale barnacles in the family Coronulidae. There are two described species in Cryptolepas, one of which is extinct.[1][2]
| Cryptolepas | |
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| Cryptolepas rhachianecti on a Baja California gray whale | |
Scientific classification 
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| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Family: | Coronulidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolepas Dall, 1872 |
Species
editThese species belong to the genus Cryptolepas:
- Cryptolepas rhachianecti Dall, 1872
- † Cryptolepas murata Zullo, 1961
References
edit- ^ "World Register of Marine Species, genus Cryptolepas". Retrieved 2021-08-24.
- ^ Chan, Benny K. K.; Dreyer, Niklas; Gale, Andy S.; Glenner, Henrik; et al. (2021). "The evolutionary diversity of barnacles, with an updated classification of fossil and living forms". Zoological Journal of the Linnean Society. 193 (3): 789–846. doi:10.1093/zoolinnean/zlaa160. hdl:11250/2990967.
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