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Chelonibia
Sign in to saveChelonibia is a genus of acorn barnacles in the family Chelonibiidae of the subphylum Crustacea. Its members are epizootic and live attached to manatees, turtles, marine molluscs, crabs and horseshoe crabs in all tropical and subtropical oceans. In a few instances, they have been found on sea snakes, alligators and inanimate substrates, but they are not found in the typical habitats of barnacles – on rocks, docks or boats.
Species
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GENUS
- KingdomAnimalia
- PhylumArthropoda
- ClassMaxillopoda
- OrderSessilia
- FamilyChelonibiidae
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Museum specimens
- Specimen records
- 139
- With media
- 6
- Family
- Chelonibiidae
- Collections
- NHMUK, UF, UCMP, USNM, SIO, CAS
- Recorded in
- Tanzania, United States, Panama, Costa Rica, Jamaica, Federated States Of Micronesia, Mexico, Belize
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Encyclopedic overview
4 sectionsContents
- Phylogeny
- Fossils
- Species
- References
Chelonibia is a genus of acorn barnacles in the family Chelonibiidae of the subphylum Crustacea. Its members are epizootic and live attached to manatees, turtles, marine molluscs, crabs and horseshoe crabs in all tropical and subtropical oceans. In a few instances, they have been found on sea snakes, alligators and inanimate substrates, but they are not found in the typical habitats of barnacles – on rocks, docks or boats.
== Phylogeny == They appear to be the sister group to the Balanidae.
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