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Family: Chelonibiidae turtle barnacles



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4 species (see list below)
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Chelonibia caretta
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Chelonibia manati
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Chelonibia patula
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Chelonibia testudinaria (Linnaeus, 1758)

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Chelonibia testudinaria
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Scientific Name English Name Distribution Max. Length (cm) Year
Chelonibia caretta Cosmopolitan. 1790
Chelonibia manati Western Central Atlantic. 1916
Chelonibia patula Cosmopolitan. 1818
Chelonibia testudinaria Circumglobal. 1758



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