- Megathura crenulata
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Megathura crenulata Megathura crenulata on the right, and the warty sea cucumber Parastichopus parvimensis on the left Scientific classification Kingdom: Animalia Phylum: Mollusca Class: Gastropoda (unranked): clade Vetigastropoda Superfamily: Fissurelloidea Family: Fissurellidae Genus: Megathura Species: M. crenulata Binomial name Megathura crenulata
G. B. Sowerby I, 1825Megathura crenulata, common name the "great keyhole limpet" or "giant keyhole limpet", is a species of limpet in the family Fissurellidae. These keyhole limpets are large, growing up to 60-132 mm.[1] They are found in the Eastern Pacific.[2]
Megathura is a monotypic genus, in other words, this is the only species in that genus.
Keyhole limpet hemocyanin
Main article: Keyhole limpet hemocyaninKeyhole limpet hemocyanin from Megathura crenulata is used as vaccine carrier protein.
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