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Coronula diadema (Linnaeus, 1767)
Coronula is a genus of whale barnacles.
The Humpback Whale Barnacles found on Megaptera novaengliae.These species attaching themselves to the head, the flukes, the flippers, various grooves and the genital slit. This barnacle has also been found on the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), the southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) and the northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus).
As its name suggests, Coronula diadema resembles a crown in appearance, but as it grows it becomes more cylindrical.
Coronula is a genus of whale barnacles.
The Humpback Whale Barnacles found on Megaptera novaengliae.These species attaching themselves to the head, the flukes, the flippers, various grooves and the genital slit. This barnacle has also been found on the blue whale (Balaenoptera musculus), the southern right whale (Eubalaena australis), the fin whale (Balaenoptera physalus), the sperm whale (Physeter macrocephalus) and the northern bottlenose whale (Hyperoodon ampullatus).
As its name suggests, Coronula diadema resembles a crown in appearance, but as it grows it becomes more cylindrical.
