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Chromista › Holophryidae

Marine Ich

Cryptocaryon irritans

Wildlife photograph from iNaturalist.
(c) LJBRION, CC-BY-NC

1 photo

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Easily confused with

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Where it is recorded

Records by month in Massachusetts.January 1, February 1, March 1, April 2, May 3, June 2, July 1, August 1, September 1, October 1, November 1, December 1.
United States39
Massachusetts17
Hawaii16
Canada10
British Columbia10
North Carolina3
Vermont1
New Hampshire1
Connecticut1

Counts show where people looked, not only where it lives.

Classification

Kingdomkelp, diatoms, and allies · Chromista
PhylumCiliates · Ciliophora
ClassProstomatea
OrderProrodontida
FamilyHolophryidae
GenusCryptocaryon

Sources

Remember the name next time.

Practise Marine Ich with real photos from different observers. Say the name out loud, and it comes back just before you would forget it.