Intraspecific variation in the turtle barnacle, Cylindrolepas sinica Ren, 1980 (Cirripedia, Thoracica, Coronuloidea), with brief notes on habitat selectivity

By

Hayashi, Ryota

Type

Article

Date of Publication

2013

Original Publication

ZooKeys

Volume

327

Pages

35-42

Subjects

Cylindrolepas , epibiont , mitochondrial genes 12S and 16S , redescription , Turtle barnacle , Variation

Contributed by

Pensoft Publishers

Language

English

Published by

Sofia, Bulgaria Pensoft Publishers

Identifiers

DOI: https://doi.org/10.3897/zookeys.327.5732

 

Abstract

Specimens of the turtle barnacle Cylindrolepas sinica Ren, 1980 were collected from sea turtles in Japanese waters. The specimens were hexagonal in shape and were found burrowing into the sea turtle plastron. Specimens were dissected and the hard and soft parts were compared with the original description.