whale-louse

Cyamus boopis

Classification

Class: Malacostraca
Order: Amphipoda
Family: Cyamidae

Cyamus boopis is a species of whale louse in the family Cyamidae. It occurs in the Atlantic and Southern Oceans, possibly wider. This is an ectoparasite that lives exclusively on humpback whales.

Distribution

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Countries in the Picchu catalog

United States of America · 11Canada · 2Iceland · 1Norway · 1

Sources and credits

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