Cryptolepas
Genus of crustaceans
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Cryptolepas is a genus of whale barnacles in the family Coronulidae. There are two described species in Cryptolepas, one of which is extinct.[1][2]
| Cryptolepas | |
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| Cryptolepas rhachianecti on a Baja California gray whale | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Balanomorpha |
| Family: | Coronulidae |
| Genus: | Cryptolepas Dall, 1872 |
Species
These species belong to the genus Cryptolepas:
- Cryptolepas rhachianecti Dall, 1872
- † Cryptolepas murata Zullo, 1961
