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Cryptophialus

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Cryptophialus is a genus of barnacles. It was described by Charles Darwin in 1854.

Species

GENUS

  1. KingdomAnimalia
  2. PhylumArthropoda
  3. ClassMaxillopoda
  4. OrderPygophora
  5. FamilyCryptophialidae
Habitatmarine

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Museum specimens

Specimen records
24
Family
Cryptophialidae
Collections
SBMNH, NMV, AM, QM
Recorded in
Mexico, Chile, United States Minor Outlying Islands, United Kingdom, Senegal, New Zealand

Wikidata facts

Instance of
taxon
Parent taxon
Cryptophialidae
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taxon name
Cryptophialus
taxon rank
genus
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Encyclopedic overview

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Cryptophialus is a genus of barnacles. It was described by Charles Darwin in 1854.

==Species== As of September 2024, WoRMS accepts 16 species in the genus. Cryptophialus cordylacis Cryptophialus coronatus Cryptophialus coronophorus Cryptophialus epacrus Cryptophialus gantsevichi Cryptophialus heterodontus Cryptophialus hoegi Cryptophialus lanceolatus Cryptophialus longicollatus Cryptophialus minutus Cryptophialus newmani Cryptophialus rossi Cryptophialus unguiculus Cryptophialus variabilis Cryptophialus wainwrighti Cryptophialus zulloi

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