Humpback Whales with Parasitic Acorn Barnacles

humpback whales, Megaptera novaeangliae, adult female and escort, showing a colony of parasitic acorn barnacles, Cornula diaderma, well developed under chin, Hawaii, USA, Pacific Ocean

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acorn barnacle adult animal arthropod Balaenopteridae baleen whale barnacle cetacean Cornula diaderma countershading crustacean endangered eye female Hawaii horizontal humpback whale invertebrate mammal marine mammal Megaptera novaeangliae Mysticeti nature Pacific Ocean parasite parasitism rorqual symbiosis threatened throat pleats underwater USA wildlife