First Authentic Report of the Turtle Barnacle Cylindrolepas darwiniana Since its Description in 1916

Michael G. Frick; John D. Zardus

doi:10.1651/09-3161.1

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Michael G. Frick,^1,* John D. Zardus^2,**

¹aCaretta Research Project, P.O. Box 9841, Savannah, Georgia 31412, U.S.A
²bDepartment of Biology, The Citadel, 171 Moultrie Street, Charleston, South Carolina 29409, U.S.A

^*(MGF, correspondence, caretta05@aol.com)
^**(JDZ, zardusj@citadel.edu)

Abstract

An analysis of museum specimens reveals that reports of the chelonophilic barnacle Cylindrolepas darwiniana are misidentifications of the similar turtle barnacle Platylepas decorata. As a result, contemporary collections from loggerhead and hawksbill sea turtles represent the first report of this turtle barnacle since its description nearly a century ago. Novel morphological characters that clearly distinguish C. darwiniana from other turtle barnacles have been ascertained from the recent specimens and are reported.

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Michael G. Frick and John D. Zardus "First Authentic Report of the Turtle Barnacle Cylindrolepas darwiniana Since its Description in 1916," Journal of Crustacean Biology 30(2), 292-295, (1 May 2010). https://doi.org/10.1651/09-3161.1

Received: 13 March 2009; Accepted: 1 July 2009; Published: 1 May 2010