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Coccineis ceticola diatoms grow on the skin of a blue whale. The thin brown film of commensal parasitic Coccineis diatoms, likely the species Coccineis ceticola, are often found on the skin of large cetaceans, Balaenoptera musculus, Coccineis ceticola, Santa Rosa Island, California
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