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Microlepas
Microlepas is a genus of goose barnacles found in the Pacific Ocean, first described by Paulus Peronius Cato Hoek in 1907 with the sole species of Microlepas diademae found off the coast of Sumba. The genus remained monotypic until the description of Microlepas echinotrichae in 1991.
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Microlepas is a genus of goose barnacles found in the Pacific Ocean, first described by Paulus Peronius Cato Hoek in 1907 with the sole species of Microlepas diademae found off the coast of Sumba. The genus remained monotypic until the description of Microlepas echinotrichae in 1991.
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