Stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha

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Bester, Marthan Nieuwoudt
Ryan, Peter G.

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An adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal, Arctocephalus tropicalis, on Inaccessible Island in the Tristan da Cunha archipelago (TdC), was observed infested with goose barnacles, likely Lepas australis. Although adult females have been recorded to carry goose barnacles, this is the first record from an adult male at a breeding island. Males remain at sea throughout winter, so it is not clear why there are not more records of goose barnacles attached to their pelage.

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Sub-Antarctic fur seal (Arctocephalus tropicalis), Adult male, Goose barnacles, Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha archipelago (TdC)

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Bester, M.N. & Ryan, P.G. Stalked barnacles on an adult male sub-Antarctic fur seal at Inaccessible Island, Tristan da Cunha. Polar Biology (2019) 42: 1943-1946. https://doi.org/10.1007/s00300-019-02560-x.