Specimen Number13000.2Field Numbersee Ewers-Mastersheet-Cpa-111819CollectionEwers' Turtle BarnaclesAuthorityLinnaeus 1758Preservative95% etohNumber in Jar6000
Taxonomy
PhylumArthropodaClassHexanaupliaFamilyChelonibiidaeGenusChelonibiaSpeciestestudinariaSynonyms or Prior IDnote all are C testudinaria following Cheang et al 2013 doi:10.1371/journal.pone.0057592Secondary Phylaknown Copepoda epibionts, Ben Frick has seen some structures in collection
Source
Sample Locationepibionts on sea turtles, horseshoe crabs, blue crabs, manatees, etc. varies by individualCollection Date2015-06-06
Chelonibia testudinaria (Chelonibiidae): 13000.2. Franklin College Collections, accessed 16/11/2025, https://digitalcollections.franklin.uga.edu/nodes/view/40039