| Cryptophialus | |
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| Cryptophialus minutus | |
Scientific classification  | |
| Domain: | Eukaryota |
| Kingdom: | Animalia |
| Phylum: | Arthropoda |
| Class: | Thecostraca |
| Subclass: | Cirripedia |
| Order: | Cryptophialida |
| Family: | Cryptophialidae |
| Genus: | Cryptophialus Darwin, 1854 [1] |
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As of September 2024, WoRMS accepts 16 species in the genus. [1]
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