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    Coronula diadema - Wikipedia

    Coronula diadema is a species of whale barnacle that lives on the skin of humpback whales and certain other species of whale. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 1767 12th edition of his Systema Naturae. See more

    As its name suggests, Coronula diadema resembles a crown in appearance, but as it grows it becomes more cylindrical; large specimens may be 5 cm (2 in) tall and 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter. There are six broad wall plates … See more

    C. diadema is found on the external surface of whales. When discussing this species, the zoologist Charles Darwin (who devoted much of his career to barnacles) stated … See more

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    Most barnacles are hermaphrodites and can fertilíze each other but not themselves, so they need to be clustered closely together to be able to breed. An individual acting as … See more

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    Coronula diadema is a species of whale barnacle that lives on the skin of humpback whales and certain other species of whale. This species was first described by Carl Linnaeus in the 1767 12th edition of his Systema Naturae.
    The life history of Coronula diadema starts from a short window of larval settlement and recruitment during several winter months when whales gather in the warm-water breeding grounds. Barnacles grow up to adults when whales traveling to the polar feeding grounds in summer.
    Mating group in Coronula diadema (blue circle) and Conchoderma auritum (Red circle) on dried whale skin from ventral groove and on tail fluke of a humpback whale. S3 Figure. Setal morphology and cirral setation of the whale barnacle Coronula diadema and the coral-associated barnacle Cantellius arcuatus.
    As its name suggests, Coronula diadema resembles a crown in appearance, but as it grows it becomes more cylindrical; large specimens may be 5 cm (2 in) tall and 6 cm (2.4 in) in diameter. There are six broad wall plates surrounding a hexagonal orifice at the top, which is protected by a pair of opercular valves.
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