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Austromegabalanus Cylindricus
''Austromegabalanus'' is a genus of giant barnacles. It contains both extant and extinct species. Species *''Austromegabalanus carrioli'' Collareta ''et al.'', 2019 *''Austromegabalanus cylindricus'' (Gmelin, 1780)Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Griffiths, C.L. and Beckley, L.E. 2005. ''Two Oceans: a guide to the marine life of southern Africa'' *''Austromegabalanus isolde'' (Holthius & Silvertsen, 1967) *''Austromegabalanus nigrescens'' (Lamarck, 1818) *†''Austromegabalanus piscoensis'' Carriol ''et al.'', 1987 *''Austromegabalanus psittacus'' (Molina, 1788) *†''Austromegabalanus victoriensis'' Buckeridge, 1983 *''Austromegabalanus zulloi ''Austromegabalanus'' is a genus of giant barnacles. It contains both extant and extinct species. Species *''Austromegabalanus carrioli'' Collareta ''et al.'', 2019 *''Austromegabalanus cylindricus'' (Gmelin, 1780)Branch, G.M., Branch, M.L, Grif ...'' Newman, 1979 References *Newman, W. A., 1979 On the biogeography of Balanomorph barnacl ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
Barnacle
A barnacle is a type of arthropod constituting the subclass Cirripedia in the subphylum Crustacea, and is hence related to crabs and lobsters. Barnacles are exclusively marine, and tend to live in shallow and tidal waters, typically in erosive settings. They are sessile (nonmobile) and most are suspension feeders, but those in infraclass Rhizocephala are highly specialized parasites on crustaceans. They have four nektonic (active swimming) larval stages. Around 1,000 barnacle species are currently known. The name is Latin, meaning "curl-footed". The study of barnacles is called cirripedology. Description Barnacles are encrusters, attaching themselves temporarily to a hard substrate or a symbiont such as a whale ( whale barnacles), a sea snake ('' Platylepas ophiophila''), or another crustacean, like a crab or a lobster (Rhizocephala). The most common among them, "acorn barnacles" ( Sessilia), are sessile where they grow their shells directly onto the substrate. Peduncul ... [...More Info...] [...Related Items...] OR: [Wikipedia] [Google] [Baidu] |
