Cryptophialus minutus
| Cryptophialus minutus | |
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| Scientific classification | |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Cryptophialida |
| Family: | Cryptophialidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophialus |
| Species: | C. minutus
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| Binomial name | |
| Cryptophialus minutus Darwin, 1854
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Cryptophialus minutus is a species of barnacle. One cluster in particular, dubbed Mr. Arthrobalanus, is notable for being the impetus for Charles Darwin's "Cirripedia project" and obsession with barnacles.