The barnacle Conchoderma virgatum attached to Laticauda semifasciata (A), showing a close up of the barnacles on the venter (B) and at the tip of the tail (C). Arrows indicate capitular plates.

The barnacle Conchoderma virgatum attached to Laticauda semifasciata (A), showing a close up of the barnacles on the venter (B) and at the tip of the tail (C). Arrows indicate capitular plates.

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... respectively (Fig. 1A) and individually preserved them in 99% ethanol (voucher numbers G01619CV-G01640CV) after taking pictures. Based on the presence of a capitulum clearly demarcated from the peduncle, five capitular plates that covered only small portion of the capitulum, and a trifurcated scutum, we classified the barnacles as C. virgatum (Fig. 1B, C -WOO PARK (e-mail: drong10@kangwon.ac.kr), JAEJIN PARK (e-mail: zhqnfth1217@naver.com), and DAESIK PARK, Division of Science Education, Kangwon National University, Hyoja-dong, Chuncheon-si, Kangwon-do, 24341, South Korea (e-mail: ...