Cyamus boopis

Cyamus boopis
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	Ventral view
Scientific classification
Kingdom:	Animalia
Phylum:	Arthropoda
Subphylum:	Crustacea
Class:	Malacostraca
Order:	Amphipoda
Family:	Cyamidae
Genus:	Cyamus
Species:	C. boopis
Binomial name
	Cyamus boopis; Lütken, 1870
Synonyms
	Cyamus ceti Chilton, 1883; Cyamus elongatus Hiro, 1938; Cyamus pacificus Lütken, 1873; Cyamus suffuses Dall, 1872; Paracyamus boopis;

Cyamus boopis is a species of whale louse in the family Cyamidae.^[1]

This is an ectoparasite that lives exclusively on humpback whales. The infestation is most concentrated around the genital apertures, but occurs on all parts of the body, most commonly where there is an infestation of the barnacle species Coronula diadema.^[2]

Whale lice will promptly try to attach themselves to people when handling whales during processing.^[2]

^ ^a ^b ^c Jim Lowry (2012). Lowry J (ed.). "Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 10, 2012.
^ ^a ^b Hurley, D. E. (1952). "Studies on the New Zealand Amphipodan Fauna No. 1—The Family Cyamidae: The Whale-louse Paracyamus boopis". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 80 (1): 63–8.

[marinespecies1-1] Jim Lowry (2012). Lowry J (ed.). "Cyamus boopis Lütken, 1870". World Amphipoda database. World Register of Marine Species. Retrieved May 10, 2012.

[autogenerated1-2] Hurley, D. E. (1952). "Studies on the New Zealand Amphipodan Fauna No. 1—The Family Cyamidae: The Whale-louse Paracyamus boopis". Transactions of the Royal Society of New Zealand. 80 (1): 63–8.

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