Whale louse
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A whale louse is a crustacean of the family Cyamidae. Despite the name, it is not a true louse, but rather is related to the skeleton shrimp, most species of which are found in shallower waters. Whale
Cyamus boopis
Orange whale lice on a right whale
Right whale
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Right whales are three species of large baleen whales of the genus Eubalaena: the North Atlantic right whale, the North Pacific right whale and the southern right whale. They are classified in the fam
Whale louse
…pleats. Up to 7,500 whale lice can live on a single whale. With some species of whale louse, whale barnacle infestations play an important role. On the right whale, the parasites live mainly on callosities (raised callus-like patches of skin on the whales' heads). The clusters of white lice contrast with the dark…
Southern right whale
North Pacific right whale in Half Moon Bay, California, 20 March 1982, photo by Jim Scarff
Southern right whale in the breeding grounds at Peninsula Valdés, Patagonia