FAMILY : CORONULIDAE
Platylepas hexastylos (Fabricius, 1798)?

Embedded into skin of turtle around neck area. Strong striations of growth on surface
suggest this may be Platylepas hexastylos. Unable to get closer for a clearer image.
There also appears to be more than one species of barnacle on this turtle


 

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