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Microlepas
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Translingual
Etymology
From mul micro- small from mul grc μῑκρός Lepas genus of barnacles; from mul la lepās and mul grc λεπᾰ́ς. mul Q18214910 1907.
Proper noun
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genus family Microlepadidae family certain barnacles
mul en Occurrence and effects of symbiotic pedunculate barnacles on echinoid hosts Echinoderms Through Time J.C. Grignard M. Jangoux 1994-06 679 Observations done between November 1992 and June 1993 showed that 2% of the individuals of Diadema setosum inhabiting Singapore waters were infested by a pedunculate barnacle of the genus Microlepas (from 1 to 3 Microlepas sp. per echinoid infested).
Derived terms
Microlepadidae family
See also
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mul Barnacles