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The article focuses on the presence of Amphibalanus venustus on Trachemys venusta in Tamaulipas, Mexico. It states that the barnacles are abundant animals in the intertidal region of estuarine and marine environments but they are poorly identified in mangrove areas. It says that the barnacles at El Carpintero Lagoon were found attached to the coastal carapace and right rear marginal scutes of the T. venusta cataspila turtle and identified as Amphibalanus venustus.