New Zealand Journal of Marine and Freshwater Research abstracts

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FIRST SOUTHERN HEMISPHERE RECORD OF THE PLATYLEPADINE BARNACLE STOMATOLEPAS ELEGANS (COSTA) AND NOTES ON THE HOST DERMOCHELYS CORIACEA (LINNE)

Charles McCann

New Zealand Oceanographic Institute, Department of Scientific and Industrial Research, Wellington

Abstract The first Southern Hemisphere occurrence of the platylepadine barnacle Stomatolepas elegans (Costa) is recorded. The host animal was a young leather-back turtle (Dermochelys coriacea (Linne) ) .

N.Z. Jl mar. Freshwat. Res. 3: 152-8.
(Received for publication 19 June 1968)

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